United Nations A/71/423–S/2016/879
General Assembly Distr.: General 21 October 2016 Security Council Original: English
General Assembly Security Council Seventy-first session Seventy-first year Agenda item 31 Prevention of armed conflict
Letter dated 17 October 2016 from the Permanent Representative of Armenia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
Upon the instructions of my Government I am hereby transmitting for your attention the record of ceasefire violations by the Azerbaijani armed forces during the month of September (see annex I).* I am also transmitting for your attention the record of the Ministry of Defence of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic, as a result of the continued military aggression of Azerbaijan against the Republic, during the month of September (see annex II).* I kindly request that the present letter and its annexes be circulated as a document of the General Assembly, under agenda item 31, and of the Security Council.
(Signed) Zohrab Mnatsakanyan Ambassador Permanent Representative
* The annexes are being circulated in the language of submission only.
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Annex I to the letter dated 17 October 2016 from the Permanent Representative of Armenia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
Violations of the ceasefire by the armed forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan along the State border with the Republic of Armenia
1-30 September 2016
Date Direction Incidents Type of weapons/shots
1 September Tavush, Syunik Regions 15 AKM: 35 Cinari 7 PK: 6
N. Karmiraghbyur 3 SVD: 21 DShK; NSVP: 106 Vazashen 1 Black Arrow: 5 Karchevan 4 (N. Karmiraghbyur 5) 2 September Tavush, Syunik Regions 34 AK: 370
Chinari 11 PK; RPK: 167
Aygedzor 9 SVD: 198 NSVP: 60 N. Karmiraghbyur 3 Black Arrow: 35 Movses 1 (Aygedzor 30; Chinari 5) Aygepar 5 Paravakar 2
Vazashen 1
Berdavan 1 Arevis 1
3 September Tavush, Vayots Dzor Regions 6 AKM: 35
Aygedzor 2 PK: 6 Movses 1 SVD: 21 DShK; NSVP: 106 Paravakar 1 Black Arrow: 5 Kayan 1 (N. Karmiraghbyur 5) Khndzorut 1
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Date Direction Incidents Type of weapons/shots
4 September Tavush, Ararat Regions 7 AK; AKM: 31
Chinari 2 PK: 70 Kayan 1
Berdavan 2
Yeraskh 2 5 September Tavush Region 3 AK: 55
Chinari 2 PK: 5
Aygedzor 1 SVD: 6 6 September Gegharkunik Region 1 PK: 70
Pambak 1
7 September Tavush, Gegharkunik, Vayots Dzor, Syunik 8 AK: 21 Regions PK: 175 N. Karmiraghbyur 2 SVD: 14 Kayan 1
Vazashen 1 Vahan 1
Bardzruni 1
Arevis 1 Agarak 1
8 September Tavush, Syunik Regions 4 AK: 5
Chinari 2 PK: 29 Kayan 1 SVD: 2
Agarak 1
9 September Tavush, Ararat, Vayots Dzor Regions 13 AK: 171 Aygedzor 2 PK, RPK: 148
Chinari 2 SVD: 53 DShK: 77 Aygepar 2 Movses 3
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Date Direction Incidents Type of weapons/shots
Kayan 1 Vazashen 1 Yeraskh 1 Khndzorut 1 10 September Tavush, Gegharkunik Regions 4 AK; AKM: 45 Aygedzor 3 Black Arrow: 10 (Daranak 10) Daranak 1 11 September Tavush Region 1 AK: 20 Aygedzor 1 PK: 100 12 September Tavush, Gegharkunik, Ararat Regions 5 AK: 20 Sarigyugh 1 PK: 100 Jil 1 Tigranashen 1 Yeraskh 1 Sevakavan 1 13 September Tavush Region 2 AK: 7 Chinari 2 PK; RPK: 55 DShK: 25 14 September Tavush, Gegharkunik, Syunik Regions 6 AK: 14 Aygedzor 1 PK: 20
Jil 1 Chambarak 1
Shaghat 1
Agarak 2 15 September Tavush, Ararat Regions 9 AK: 28 Aygedzor 1 PK: 25 Chinari 1 SVD: 5 Kayan 1 Yeraskh 6
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Date Direction Incidents Type of weapons/shots
16 September Tavush, Ararat Regions 23 AK, AKM: 225
Chinari 7 PK: 115 Aygedzor 2 SVD: 10 Black Arrow: 15 Aygepar 2 (Aygedzor 15) Movses 1 Kayan 1
Yeraskh 9
Paruyr Sevak 1 17 September Tavush, Syunik, Ararat Regions 8 AK: 17
Chinari 3 SVD: 6
Aygedzor 2 DShK: 10 Yeraskh 2
Bardzravan 1
18 September Tavush, Gegharkunik Regions 7 AK: 15 Chinari 3 PK: 25
Aygedzor 1 SVD: 13 DShK: 70 Jil 1 Vahan 1
Cahmbarak 1
19 September Tavush, Gegharkunik Regions 3 RPK: 20 Chinari 2 SVD: 3
Vahan 1
20 September Tavush, Ararat Regions 5 AK: 4 Aygedzor 4 PK: 10
Chinari 1 SVD: 25 Black Arrow: 6 (Chinari 6) Aygehovit 1 Kayan 1
Yeraskh 1
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21 September Tavush, Gegharkunik, Ararat Regions 13 AK: 114
Chinari 4 PK: 45 Aygedzor 1 SVD: 11
Paravakar 1
Movses 1 Vazashen 3
Jil 1
Pambak 1 Paruyr Sevak 1
22 September Tavush, Gegharkunik Regions 2 PK: 50
Chinari 1 SVD: 1 Chambarak 1
23 September Ararat Region 1 AK: 2
Yeraskh 1 24 September Tavush, Gegharkunik, Vayots Dzor 7 AK: 19 Regions PK: 45 Chinari 2 SVD: 2 Vazashen 2 DShK: 20 Barekamavan 1
Chambarak 1
Bardzruni 1 25 September Tavush Region 2 SVD: 6
Chinari 1
Vazashen 1 26 September Tavush, Gegharkunik, Ararat Regions 8 AKM: 11
Chinari 1 PK, RPK: 88
Aygedzor 1 SVD: 1 DShK: 40 Vazashen 2
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Date Direction Incidents Type of weapons/shots
Paravakar 1
Aygehovit 1 Pambak 1
Yeraskh 1
27 September Tavush, Ararat Regions 3 AK: 9 Movses 1 PK: 21
Vazashen 1
Yeraskh 1 28 September Tavush, Gegharkunik Regions 6 AKM: 48
Chinari 1 PK: 96
Aygedzor 2 Paravakar 1
Vazashen 1
Vahan 1 29 September Tavush Region 7 AK: 17
Chinari 5 SVD: 23
Aygedzor 2 DShK: 8 30 September Tavush, Syunik, Ararat Regions 5 AK: 14
Aygedzor 1 PK: 20
Vazashen 2 Black Arrow: 1 (Aygedzor 1) Yeraskh 1
Agarak 1
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Annex II to the letter dated 17 October 2016 from the Permanent Representative of Armenia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
Violations of the ceasefire by the armed forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan on the line of contact with the Nagorno Karabakh Republic
1-30 September 2016
Date Direction Incidents Type of weapons/shots
1 September On the line of contact between the Armed 29 AK: 161 Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and PK: 150 Azerbaijan SVD: 12 Istiglal: 1 (Mehdili 1) 2 September On the line of contact between the Armed 39 AK: 432 Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and PK: 389 Azerbaijan SVD: 20 Istiglal: 2 (Talish 2) 3 September On the line of contact between the Armed 25 AK: 215 Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and PK: 375 Azerbaijan SVD: 15 Istiglal: 5 (Mehdili 4; Verin Chaylu 1) 4 September On the line of contact between the Armed 49 AK: 608 Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and PK: 345 Azerbaijan SVD, Vintarez: 30 Istiglal: 13 (Nuzger 8; Mehdili 3) 5 September On the line of contact between the Armed 25 AK: 360 Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and PK: 194 Azerbaijan SVD: 21
6 September On the line of contact between the Armed 27 AK: 329 Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and PK: 235 Azerbaijan SVD: 20 Istiglal: 3 (Gyulistan 3)
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Date Direction Incidents Type of weapons/shots
7 September On the line of contact between the Armed 22 AK: 191 Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and PK: 111 Azerbaijan SVD: 56 8 September On the line of contact between the Armed 24 AK: 309 Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and PK: 10 Azerbaijan SVD: 10 Black Arrow: 2 (Yusifjanli 2)
9 September On the line of contact between the Armed 36 AK: 636 Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and PK: 416 Azerbaijan SVD, Vintarez: 72 DShK: 8 Istiglal: 12 (Ashaghi Abdurakhmanli 7; Kurapatkino 4; Gyulistan 1) 10 September On the line of contact between the Armed 44 AK: 638 Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and PK: 841 Azerbaijan SVD: 12 Istiglal: 50 (Gyulistan 50) 11 September On the line of contact between the Armed 32 AK: 292 Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and PK: 59 Azerbaijan SVD: 18 DShK: 20 Istiglal: 21 (Ashaghi Abdurakhmanli 6; Kurapatkino 5; Gyulistan 10) 12 September On the line of contact between the Armed 51 AK: 797 Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and PK: 469 Azerbaijan SVD: 55 Istiglal: 50 (Gyulistan 50)
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Date Direction Incidents Type of weapons/shots
13 September On the line of contact between the Armed 35 AK: 383 Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and PK: 270 Azerbaijan SVD: 37 DShK: 24 Istiglal: 20 (Gyulistan 20) Black Arrow: 5 (Kurapatkino 5) 14 September On the line of contact between the Armed 31 AK: 332 Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and PK: 82 Azerbaijan SVD: 3 Istiglal: 43 (Gyulistan 43) 15 September On the line of contact between the Armed 15 AK: 165 Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and PK: 60 Azerbaijan SVD: 3 DShK: 5 Istiglal: 11 (Nuzger 3; Marzili 5; Seysulan 3) 16 September On the line of contact between the Armed 19 AK: 195 Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and PK: 8 Azerbaijan SVD: 14 Istiglal: 7 (Nuzger 2; Dastagir 5) 17 September On the line of contact between the Armed 18 AK: 133 Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and PK: 169 Azerbaijan SVD: 19 Istiglal: 5 (Mehdili 5) Black Arrow: 3 (Bash Karvend 3) 18 September On the line of contact between the Armed 29 AK: 250 Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and PK: 201 Azerbaijan SVD: 27 DShK: 50 Black Arrow: 1 (Bash Karvend 1)
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Date Direction Incidents Type of weapons/shots
19 September On the line of contact between the Armed 13 AK: 132 Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and PK: 73 Azerbaijan SVD: 4 Istiglal: 3 (Korgan 3) 20 September On the line of contact between the Armed 23 AK: 181 Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and PK: 57 Azerbaijan SVD: 14 DShK: 120
21 September On the line of contact between the Armed 24 AK: 225 Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and PK: 83 Azerbaijan SVD: 7 DShK: 36 Istiglal: 1 (Yarmja 1) 22 September On the line of contact between the Armed 21 AK: 157 Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and PK: 71 Azerbaijan SVD: 23 DShK, NSVP: 1 Istiglal: 1 (Nuzger 1) 23 September On the line of contact between the Armed 12 AK: 136 Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and PK: 44 Azerbaijan SVD: 2 Istiglal: 22 (Nuzger 17; Mehdili 2; Korgan 3) 24 September On the line of contact between the Armed 16 AK: 134 Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and PK: 2 Azerbaijan Black Arrow: 1 (Sarijanli 1)
25 September On the line of contact between the Armed 10 AK: 66 Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and SVD: 3 Azerbaijan Istiglal: 6 (Nuzger 6)
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Date Direction Incidents Type of weapons/shots
26 September On the line of contact between the Armed 26 AK: 229 Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and PK, RPK: 274 Azerbaijan SVD: 5 Istiglal: 1 (Nuzger 1) 27 September On the line of contact between the Armed 20 AK: 337 Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and PK: 158 Azerbaijan SVD, SAKO: 17 DShK: 8
28 September On the line of contact between the Armed 36 AK: 240 Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and PK: 161 Azerbaijan SVD: 22 Istiglal: 9 (Mehdili 2, Horadiz 7) 29 September On the line of contact between the Armed 14 AK: 212 Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and PK: 255 Azerbaijan SVD: 5 30 September On the line of contact between the Armed 23 AK: 185 Forces of Nagorno Karabakh Republic and PK: 224 Azerbaijan SVD: 29 DShK: 31
From 1 to 30 September, one soldier of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Defence Army was killed from the Azerbaijani side.
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