There have been many cases when relatives of soldiers who have died in such suicide incidents have protested the claim, arguing that the army is merely attempting to cover-up criminal acts.

Nevertheless, soldiers do commit suicide, or attempt to, due to hazing, misconduct by officers, and merely because some conscripts are just not ready for army life.

Yesterday, in Yerevan, the Ministry of Defense organized a meeting to discuss ways to minimize suicides in the army.

Deputy Defense Minister Ara Nazaryan a set of programs, in cooperation with interested parties, designed to create conditions within army ranks that would mitigate the underlying causes of military suicides.