This is not the first time that the Republic of Armenia, in open defiance of the Charter of the United Nations, fundamental principles of international law and relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council, as well as the Constitution and national legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan, has held so-called "elections" in the occupied Daghlyq Garabagh region of Azerbaijan. It is well established, however, that democracy cannot be propagated by the sword and that an illegal act cannot produce legal rights. Therefore, against the background of continuing aggression against and occupation and ethnic cleansing of the captured territories of Azerbaijan, the arranging of any kind of voting process there is a priori null and void and can in no way impose a unilateral solution. The international community has unequivocally condemned all previous "elections" in the occupied Daghlyq Garabagh region of Azerbaijan.
My Government therefore expects that the United Nations and its Member States will again voice their unequivocal protest against the above-mentioned provocative and illegal action, which undermines the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Azerbaijan, demonstrates contempt for human rights and fundamental freedoms and jeopardizes the ongoing political efforts towards the settlement of the conflict. We call upon the international community to demand that the leadership of the Republic of Armenia cease its destructive policy of annexation and ethnic cleansing, renounce attempts to discredit the peace process and ensure that the occupation of the territories of Azerbaijan is ended. I should be grateful if you would have the present letter circulated as a document of the General Assembly, under agenda items 35, 39, 67 and 83, and of the Security Council".