 Minister of Finance allegedly worked as a "triple agent" for , , and intelligence agencies, according to a report by  online newspaper last Wednesday. Sharifov allegedly worked as a human asset for the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service before Turkish intelligence recruited him in in 1989–1990. Soon after, he allegedly began working for the  (CIA). In the Gordon article, their source ascribed this information to "sources in the Russian intelligence community" who said, "[Russia's] agencies penetrated the U.S. intelligence community and obtained important information about some of its human assets." Mais Piriyev, press secretary for the Azerbaijan Ministry of Finance, said Sharifov would not comment on what Piriyev called provocative, ridiculous claims. Piriyev told reporters, "Lack of seriousness in 's claims can be seen immediately. Only three countries? Where [is] , special services of the  and other countries?"
AzerbaijanR Minister of Finance allegedly worked as a "triple agent" for Russian, Turkish, and US intelligence agencies, according to a report by Ukrainian online newspaper last Wednesday. Sharifov allegedly worked as a human asset for the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service before Turkish intelligence recruited him in in 1989–1990. Soon after, he allegedly began working for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). In the Gordon article, their source ascribed this information to "sources in the Russian intelligence community" who said, "[Russia's] agencies penetrated the U.S. intelligence community and obtained important information about some of its human assets." Mais Piriyev, press secretary for the Azerbaijan Ministry of Finance, said Sharifov would not comment on what Piriyev called provocative, ridiculous claims. Piriyev told reporters, "Lack of seriousness in 's claims can be seen immediately. Only three countries? Where [is] , special services of the UK and other countries?"
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