  Legendary intelligence agent Gevork Vartanian dies at 87  January 10, 2012 - 21:44 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian intelligence agent, Hero of the Soviet Union Gevork Vartanian died of cancer in Moscow's Botkin Hospital. Gevork Vartanian will be buried at Yerevan Pantheon, Russian-Armenian Union told PanARMENIAN.Net Gevork Vartanian was born February 17, 1924 in Rostov-on-Don. His father was a Soviet intelligence agent, sent to Persia in 1930, to work for 23 years under a cover of a wealthy merchant. Gevorg Vartanian was not even 16 when he went into intelligence. In 1955, he graduated from the Institute of Foreign Languages, Yerevan. He was one of the men responsible for thwarting Operation Long Jump, orchestrated by Adolf Hitler, headed by Ernst Kaltenbrunner, and led by Otto Skorzeny, which was an attempt to assassinate Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt at Tehran conference in 1943.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
