ARMENIAN POLITICAL PARTIES AND NGOs CALLED FOR EXPRESSING THEIR
POSITION OVER ISSUE OF BANISHING ZHIRAYR SEFILIAN FROM ARMENIA

YEREVAN, MAY 29, NOYAN TAPAN. The Council of Elders of Armenian Forum
of Intelligentsia and its Coordinating Council sent an open letter to
all political parties and NGOs of the Republic of Armenia asking them
to express their position over a number of issues connected with
Zhirayr Sefilian. "The term of imprisonment of Zhirayr Sefilian,
first-class Combat Cross holder, Lieutenant-General, a Diasporan
Armenian voluntary freedom-fighter, expires on June 9, 2008," the
letter read. It mentions the issues, about which the parties and
organizations are asked to express their position: they are issues of
immediately granting RA citizenship to Z. Sefilian and banishing the
latter from Armenia.

"Taking into consideration these issues’ urgency for Armenia and all
Armenians, we ask you to briefly express your opinion in press, as
well," the letter of the Council of Elders of Armenian Forum of
Intelligentsia and its Coordinating Council read.