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Defense Ministry to cover soldier's treatment
Soldier Artur Kocharyan, who has been diagnosed with acute blood disease, has been moved to Moscow for treatment.
"The Ministry of Defense will cover the costs of treatment," Artashes Parsadanyan, Head of the Military-Medical Department of the Defense Ministry, told A1+.
Doctors have demanded a total of $50 000 for the treatment.
Artur Kocharyan is serving in a military unit based in Yerevan's Nubarashen district. The disease was detected 10 months after Kocharyan was drafted into the army. The initial diagnosis was jaundice.
Artashes Parsadanyan says the disease was revealed on September 27.
"He was immediately hospitalized and diagnosed with jaundice. we invited specialists from Moscow to examine the boy," he said.
