On the occasion of the Armenian pogroms in Sumgait and Baku, RoA Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Karen Nazaryan, addressed a letter to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. In his letter, Ambassador Nazaryan said that, "Azerbaijan continues presenting itself as a victim of so-called Armenian aggression, distorting the tragic events known to the whole world." The letter notes that the international community has confirmed the atrocities of the Azerbaijani government against the unprotected Armenian population residing in its territory . "In response to the peaceful and constitutional demand of the people of Nagorno Karabakh to realize their right for self-determination, the Azerbaijani authorities armed the mob, which perpetrated a massacre of Armenians in Sumgait in 1988. This was the first case of mass killing on the territory of the Soviet Union. Immediately after Azerbaijan gained independence, the murderers were set free and declared national heroes." "It should finally become clear that Azerbaijan launched military aggression against Nagorno Karabakh. Armenia is confident that the best solution in this situation is to restore the legal demand of the people of Nagorno Karabakh to realize the right of peoples to self-determination.," Ambassador Nazaryan concludes.