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ITAR-TASS, Russia
January 11, 2012 Wednesday 03:37 PM GMT+4
Medvedev grieves over death of legendary intelligence officer
MOSCOW January 11
President Dmitry Medvedev has expressed condolences to relatives and
friends of legendary intelligence officer Gevork Vartanyan who passed
away at Botkin Hospital in Moscow.
"Gevork Andreyevich Vartanyan - a legendary intelligence agent, a
genuine patriot of his country, a bright and extraordinary person, is
gone. He took part in splendid operations which went down in the
history of the Russian foreign intelligence service. His death is an
irretrievable loss to his family and all those who knew and highly
appreciated the legendary man," Medvedev said in a telegram of
condolences, the Kremlin press service said on Wednesday.
Gevork Vartanyan, who was awarded an honorary title of Hero of the
Soviet Union, passed away at Botkin hospital in Moscow at the age of
87.
The Armenian National Security Service has declared in connection with
the hero's death, "There are quite a few pages in the history of the
Soviet Foreign Intelligence Service which glorify the outstanding sons
of the Armenian people the men of honor who are faithful to their duty
and of whom any country can be proud of. In this bright constellation
an undisputedly honorable place belongs to Hero of the Soviet Union,
an intelligence agent who worked undercover abroad, Colonel Gevork
Andreyevich Vartanyan and his wife, Goar Levonovna Vartanyan," the
Armenian National Security Service said.
January 11, 2012 Wednesday 03:37 PM GMT+4
Medvedev grieves over death of legendary intelligence officer
MOSCOW January 11
President Dmitry Medvedev has expressed condolences to relatives and
friends of legendary intelligence officer Gevork Vartanyan who passed
away at Botkin Hospital in Moscow.
"Gevork Andreyevich Vartanyan - a legendary intelligence agent, a
genuine patriot of his country, a bright and extraordinary person, is
gone. He took part in splendid operations which went down in the
history of the Russian foreign intelligence service. His death is an
irretrievable loss to his family and all those who knew and highly
appreciated the legendary man," Medvedev said in a telegram of
condolences, the Kremlin press service said on Wednesday.
Gevork Vartanyan, who was awarded an honorary title of Hero of the
Soviet Union, passed away at Botkin hospital in Moscow at the age of
87.
The Armenian National Security Service has declared in connection with
the hero's death, "There are quite a few pages in the history of the
Soviet Foreign Intelligence Service which glorify the outstanding sons
of the Armenian people the men of honor who are faithful to their duty
and of whom any country can be proud of. In this bright constellation
an undisputedly honorable place belongs to Hero of the Soviet Union,
an intelligence agent who worked undercover abroad, Colonel Gevork
Andreyevich Vartanyan and his wife, Goar Levonovna Vartanyan," the
Armenian National Security Service said.