Legendary intelligence agent Gevork Vartanian dies at 87January 10, 2012 - 21:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |