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General Assembly Distr.: General 14 July 2016 Security Council Original: English
General Assembly Security Council Seventieth session Seventy-first year Agenda items 35 and 40
Protracted conflicts in the GUAM area and their implications for international peace, security and development
The situation in the occupied territories of Azerbaijan
Letter dated 8 July 2016 from the Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
Upon instructions from my Government, I have the honour to convey herewith the records of the violations of the ceasefire by the Republic of Armenia in May 2016 (see annex).* During the reporting period, Armenia violated the ceasefire regime 2,120 times and continued the usage of large-calibre guns and heavy weaponry from its positions in the occupied territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan and from its own territory. As a result, five servicemen of the armed forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan were killed and six servicemen were wounded. The continuous occupation of a large part of the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan by the armed forces of Armenia remains the main obstacle to the settlement of the conflict and the only source of the escalation of the situation on the front line and of occurrences of hostilities and casualties. The sooner the Republic of Armenia withdraws its troops from the occupied territories of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the sooner peace and stability can be restored in the region. I should be grateful if you would have the present letter and its annex circulated as a document of the General Assembly, under agenda items 35 and 40, and of the Security Council.
(Signed) Yashar Aliyev Ambassador Permanent Representative
* The annex is being circulated in the language of submission only.
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Annex to the letter dated 8 July 2016 from the Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General
Violations of the ceasefire by the armed forces of the Republic of Armenia for May 2016*
Number of Dates (weeks) Direction (locality) Weapons used ceasefire violations Casualties and damage
1 -7 May Gulustan village (Goranboy district, AK /AKM 24 (week 1) Azerbaijan) Talysh and Tapgaragoyunlu villages AK/PK/OSV 30 One serviceman of (Goranboy district, Azerbaijan) the armed forces of Azerbaijan was killed One serviceman of the armed forces of Azerbaijan was wounded Talysh and Yenikand villages AK 6 (Goranboy district, Azerbaijan) Unnamed heights of Goranboy district, AK/PK/12.7mm M/ 47 Azerbaijan DShk Garagashly village (Aghdam district, AK 21 Azerbaijan) Javahirli village (Aghdam district, AK 18 Azerbaijan) Kengerli village (Aghdam district, AK 26 Azerbaijan) Merzili and Tazakend villages AK 32 (Aghdam district, Azerbaijan) Merzili village (Aghdam district, AK 8 Azerbaijan) Novruzlu village (Aghdam district, AK 14 Azerbaijan)
Saryjaly village (Aghdam district, AK 22 Azerbaijan) Shuraabad village (Aghdam district, AK 12 Azerbaijan)
* Settlements of the Republic of Azerbaijan included in this information are under occupation by the Republic of Armenia or situated close to the fire point areas.
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Number of Dates (weeks) Direction (locality) Weapons used ceasefire violations Casualties and damage
Shykhlar and Bash Garvand villages AK 24 (Aghdam district, Azerbaijan) Yusifjanly and Giyamaddinli villages AK 18 (Aghdam district, Azerbaijan) Borsunlu village (Tartar district, AK 7 Azerbaijan) Chayly village (Tartar district, AKM/AK/PK 15 One serviceman of Azerbaijan) the armed forces of Azerbaijan was wounded Hasangaya village (Tartar district, AK 7 Azerbaijan) Jerabert and Karmiravan villages AK/PK/60mm M/ 27 (Tartar district, Azerbaijan) DShK/RPG Levonarkh village (Tartar district, AK/PK 16 Azerbaijan) Nemirli village (Tartar district, AK 15 Azerbaijan) Seysulan and Gapanli villages (Tartar AK/60mm M/ 10 district, Azerbaijan) DShK
Yarymdzha village (Tartar district, AK/PK 10 Azerbaijan) Kuropatkino and Minakhorlu villages AK/PK 50 (Khojavand district, Azerbaijan) Unnamed heights of Khojavand AK 13 district, Azerbaijan Ashaghy Seyidahmedli and Alykhanly AK 33 villages (Fizuli district, Azerbaijan) Ashaghy Veysalli village (Fizuli AK 1 district, Azerbaijan) Garakhanbeyli village (Fizuli district, AK 30 Azerbaijan) Gorgan village (Fizuli district, AK 26 Azerbaijan) Horadiz village (Fizuli district, AK/60mm M 11 Azerbaijan)
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Number of Dates (weeks) Direction (locality) Weapons used ceasefire violations Casualties and damage
Horadiz and Ashaghy Abdurrahmanly AK 15 villages (Fizuli district, Azerbaijan) Unnamed heights of Fizuli district, AK 41 Azerbaijan Mehdili and Jojug Marjanly villages AK 41 (Jabrayil district, Azerbaijan) Unnamed heights of Jabrayil district, AK 37 Azerbaijan Farahli village (Gazakh district, AK 1 Azerbaijan) Gushchu Ayrum village (Gazakh PK 1 district, Azerbaijan) Gyzylhajyly village (Gazakh district, AK/PK/DShK 10 Azerbaijan) Aghbulag village (Tovuz district, AK 1 Azerbaijan) Aghdam village (Tovuz district, AKM 2 Azerbaijan) Alibayli village (Tovuz district, AKM 7 Azerbaijan)
Kokhanabi village (Tovuz district, AK/PK 21 Azerbaijan) Muncuglu village (Tovuz district, PK 1 Azerbaijan) Kohna Gyshlag village (Aghstafa AK 7 district, Azerbaijan) Unnamed heights of Dashkesen AK/DShK/PK 13 district, Azerbaijan Unnamed heights of Gazakh district, AK 5 Azerbaijan
Unnamed heights of Goygol district, PK/DShK/12.7mm M 16 Azerbaijan Unnamed heights of Gedebey district, AK/PK/DShK 12 Azerbaijan
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Number of Dates (weeks) Direction (locality) Weapons used ceasefire violations Casualties and damage
8 -14 May Gulustan village (Goranboy district, AK /AKM 30 (week 2) Azerbaijan) Talysh and Tapgaragoyunlu villages AK/PK/OSV/SVD 26 Two servicemen of (Goranboy district, Azerbaijan) the armed forces of Azerbaijan were killed and one serviceman was wounded Talysh and Yenikand villages AK 8 (Goranboy district, Azerbaijan)
Unnamed heights of Goranboy district, AK/PK/12.7mm M/ 43 Azerbaijan DShk Garagashly village (Aghdam district, AK 17 Azerbaijan) Javahirli village (Aghdam district, AK 11 Azerbaijan) Kengerli village (Aghdam district, AK 18 Azerbaijan) Merzili and Tazakend villages AK 23 (Aghdam district, Azerbaijan)
Merzili village (Aghdam district, AK 9 One serviceman of Azerbaijan) the armed forces of Azerbaijan was killed Novruzlu village (Aghdam district, AK 14 Azerbaijan) Saryjaly village (Aghdam district, AK 17 Azerbaijan) Shuraabad village (Aghdam district, AK 11 Azerbaijan) Shykhlar and Bash Garvand villages AK 20 (Aghdam district, Azerbaijan)
Yusifjanly and Giyamaddinli villages AK 18 (Aghdam district, Azerbaijan) Borsunlu village (Tartar district, AK 12 Azerbaijan)
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Number of Dates (weeks) Direction (locality) Weapons used ceasefire violations Casualties and damage
Chayly village (Tartar district, AKM /AK/PK 18 Azerbaijan) Hasangaya village (Tartar district, 82mm M 1 One serviceman of Azerbaijan) the armed forces of Azerbaijan was wounded Jerabert and Karmiravan villages AK/PK/60, 82, 24 (Tartar district, Azerbaijan) 120mm M/DShK/RPG Levonarkh village (Tartar district, AK/PK/60, 80, 27 One serviceman of Azerbaijan) 120mm M the armed forces of Azerbaijan was wounded Nemirli village (Tartar district, AK 19 Azerbaijan) Seysulan and Gapanli villages (Tartar AK/60mm M/DShK 14 district, Azerbaijan) Yarymdzha village (Tartar district, AK/PK/DShK/ 23 Azerbaijan) 82mm M
Kuropatkino and Minakhorlu villages AK/PK 45 (Khojavand district, Azerbaijan)
Unnamed heights of Khojavand AK 50 district, Azerbaijan Ashaghy Seyidahmedli and Alykhanly AK 29 villages (Fizuli district, Azerbaijan) Garakhanbeyli village (Fizuli district, AK 27 Azerbaijan) Gorgan village (Fizuli district, AK 17 Azerbaijan) Horadiz village (Fizuli district, AK/60mm M 13 Azerbaijan) Horadiz and Ashaghy Abdurrahmanly AK 19 villages (Fizuli district, Azerbaijan)
Unnamed heights of Fizuli district, AK 31 Azerbaijan Mehdili and Jojug Marjanly villages AK 39 (Jabrayil district, Azerbaijan)
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Number of Dates (weeks) Direction (locality) Weapons used ceasefire violations Casualties and damage
Unnamed heights of Jabrayil district, AK 40 Azerbaijan Farahli village (Gazakh district, AK 1 Azerbaijan) Gyzylhajyly village (Gazakh district, AK/PK/DShK 12 Azerbaijan) Kemerli village (Gazakh district, AK 2 Azerbaijan) Aghbulag village (Tovuz district, AK 3 Azerbaijan) Aghdam village (Tovuz district, AKM 3 Azerbaijan) Alibayli village (Tovuz district, AKM 6 Azerbaijan) Kokhanabi village (Tovuz district, AK/PK 1 Azerbaijan) Muncuglu village (Tovuz district, PK 1 Azerbaijan) Kohna Gyshlag village (Aghstafa AK 7 district, Azerbaijan)
Unnamed heights of Dashkesen AK/DShK/PK 5 district, Azerbaijan Unnamed heights of Gazakh district, AK 2 Azerbaijan Unnamed heights of Goygol district, PK/DShK/12.7, 60, 8 Azerbaijan 82mm M Unnamed heights of Gedebey district, AK/PK/DShK 9 Azerbaijan Unnamed heights of Shahbuz district, AK 1 One serviceman of Azerbaijan the armed forces of Azerbaijan was wounded
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Number of Dates (weeks) Direction (locality) Weapons used ceasefire violations Casualties and damage
15 -21 May Gulustan village (Goranboy district, AK /AKM/PK 11 (week 3) Azerbaijan) Talysh and Tapgaragoyunlu villages AK/PK/DShK 16 One serviceman of (Goranboy district, Azerbaijan) the armed forces of Azerbaijan was killed Talysh and Yenikand villages AK 4 (Goranboy district, Azerbaijan) Unnamed heights of Goranboy district, AK/PK/12.7mm M 18 Azerbaijan Garagashly village (Aghdam district, AK 9 Azerbaijan) Javahirli village (Aghdam district, AK 4 Azerbaijan) Kengerli village (Aghdam district, AK 7 Azerbaijan) Merzili and Tazakend villages AK 8 (Aghdam district, Azerbaijan) Merzili village (Aghdam district, AK 4 Azerbaijan)
Novruzlu village (Aghdam district, AK 5 Azerbaijan) Saryjaly village (Aghdam district, AK 6 Azerbaijan) Shuraabad village (Aghdam district, AK 3 Azerbaijan) Shykhlar and Bash Garvand villages AK 7 (Aghdam district, Azerbaijan) Yusifjanly and Giyamaddinli villages AK 8 (Aghdam district, Azerbaijan) Borsunlu village (Tartar district, AK 4 Azerbaijan) Chayly village (Tartar district, AKM/AK 4 Azerbaijan) Jerabert and Karmiravan villages AK/PKM 13 (Tartar district, Azerbaijan)
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Number of Dates (weeks) Direction (locality) Weapons used ceasefire violations Casualties and damage
Levonarkh village (Tartar district, AK /PK 10 Azerbaijan) Nemirli village (Tartar district, AK/SVD 7 Azerbaijan) Seysulan and Gapanli villages (Tartar AK/PKM 9 district, Azerbaijan) Yarymdzha village (Tartar district, AK/PK 2 Azerbaijan) Kuropatkino and Minakhorlu villages AK/PK 17 (Khojavand district, Azerbaijan) Unnamed heights of Khojavand AK/PK 19 district, Azerbaijan Ashaghy Seyidahmedli and Alykhanly AK 16 villages (Fizuli district, Azerbaijan) Garakhanbeyli village (Fizuli district, AK 12 Azerbaijan) Gorgan village (Fizuli district, AK 7 Azerbaijan) Horadiz village (Fizuli district, AK 4 Azerbaijan)
Horadiz and Ashaghy Abdurrahmanly AK 8 villages (Fizuli district, Azerbaijan) Unnamed heights of Fizuli district, AK 13 Azerbaijan Mehdili and Jojug Marjanly villages AK 13 (Jabrayil district, Azerbaijan) Unnamed heights of Jabrayil district, AK 14 Azerbaijan Gaymagly village (Gazakh district, DShK/AK 2 Azerbaijan)
Gushchu Ayrum village (Gazakh PK 1 district, Azerbaijan) Gyzylhajyly village (Gazakh district, AK/PK 2 Azerbaijan) Aghbulag village (Tovuz district, AK 2 Azerbaijan)
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Number of Dates (weeks) Direction (locality) Weapons used ceasefire violations Casualties and damage
Aghdam village (Tovuz district, AK 2 Azerbaijan) Alibayli village (Tovuz district, AKM 3 Azerbaijan) Muncuglu village (Tovuz district, AK 2 Azerbaijan) Kohna Gyshlag village (Aghstafa AK 1 district, Azerbaijan) Unnamed heights of Dashkesen AK/DShK/PK 3 district, Azerbaijan Unnamed heights of Gazakh district, AK 2 Azerbaijan Unnamed heights of Goygol district, PK/DShK 2 Azerbaijan Unnamed heights of Gedebey district, AK/PK/DShK 4 Azerbaijan 22-28 May Gulustan village (Goranboy district, AK/AKM 7 (week 4) Azerbaijan) Talysh and Tapgaragoyunlu villages AK/PK/60mm M 8 (Goranboy district, Azerbaijan)
Unnamed heights of Goranboy district, AK 8 Azerbaijan Chayly village (Tartar district, AKM/AK 5 Azerbaijan) Jerabert and Karmiravan villages AK 4 (Tartar district, Azerbaijan) Levonarkh village (Tartar district, AK 3 Azerbaijan) Yarymdzha village (Tartar district, AK/PK 1 Azerbaijan)
Kuropatkino and Minakhorlu villages AK 1 (Khojavand district, Azerbaijan) Unnamed heights of Khojavand AK/DShK 24 district, Azerbaijan Ashaghy Seyidahmedli and Alykhanly AK 2 villages (Fizuli district, Azerbaijan)
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Number of Dates (weeks) Direction (locality) Weapons used ceasefire violations Casualties and damage
Garakhanbeyli village (Fizuli district, AK 5 Azerbaijan) Gorgan village (Fizuli district, AK 4 Azerbaijan) Horadiz village (Fizuli district, AK 4 Azerbaijan) Horadiz and Ashaghy Abdurrahmanly AK/PK 21 villages (Fizuli district, Azerbaijan) Unnamed heights of Fizuli district, AK/DShK 18 Azerbaijan Gushchu Ayrum village (Gazakh AK 1 district, Azerbaijan) Gyzylhajyly village (Gazakh district, AK 1 Azerbaijan) Aghbulag village (Tovuz district, AK 1 Azerbaijan) Aghdam village (Tovuz district, AK 1 Azerbaijan) Alibayli village (Tovuz district, AKM 1 Azerbaijan)
Kemerli village (Tovuz district, AK 1 Azerbaijan) Muncuglu village (Tovuz district, AK 1 Azerbaijan) Kohna Gyshlag village (Aghstafa PK 1 district, Azerbaijan) Unnamed heights of Dashkesen 82mm M 1 district, Azerbaijan Unnamed heights of Gazakh district, AK 1 Azerbaijan
29-31 May Gulustan village (Goranboy district, AK 9 (week 5) Azerbaijan) Talysh and Tapgaragoyunlu villages AK 1 (Goranboy district, Azerbaijan) Talysh and Yenikand villages AK 4 (Goranboy district, Azerbaijan)
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Number of Dates (weeks) Direction (locality) Weapons used ceasefire violations Casualties and damage
Unnamed heights of Goranboy district, AK /PK/60mm M 17 Azerbaijan Garagashly village (Aghdam district, AK 2 Azerbaijan) Javahirli village (Aghdam district, AK 1 Azerbaijan) Merzili and Tazakend villages AK 3 (Aghdam district, Azerbaijan) Saryjaly village (Aghdam district, AK 1 Azerbaijan) Shuraabad village (Aghdam district, AK 1 Azerbaijan) Yusifjanly and Giyamaddinli villages AK 1 (Aghdam district, Azerbaijan) Chayly village (Tartar district, AK/AKM 4 Azerbaijan) Jerabert and Karmiravan villages AK 7 (Tartar district, Azerbaijan) Levonarkh village (Tartar district, AK 1 Azerbaijan)
Nemirli village (Tartar district, AK 2 Azerbaijan) Yarymdzha village (Tartar district, AK 1 Azerbaijan) Kuropatkino and Minakhorlu villages AK 4 (Khojavand district, Azerbaijan) Unnamed heights of Khojavand AK 18 district, Azerbaijan Ashaghy Seyidahmedli and Alykhanly AK 2 villages (Fizuli district, Azerbaijan)
Garakhanbeyli village (Fizuli district, AK/DShK 6 Azerbaijan) Gorgan village (Fizuli district, AK 7 Azerbaijan) Horadiz village (Fizuli district, AK 10 Azerbaijan)
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Number of Dates (weeks) Direction (locality) Weapons used ceasefire violations Casualties and damage
Horadiz and Ashaghy Abdurrahmanly AK 7 villages (Fizuli district, Azerbaijan) Unnamed heights of Fizuli district, AK 2 Azerbaijan Unnamed heights of Jabrayil district, AK 1 Azerbaijan Gushchu Ayrum village (Gazakh AK 1 district, Azerbaijan) Aghbulag village (Tovuz district, AK 1 Azerbaijan) Unnamed heights of Gazakh district, AK 2 Azerbaijan Unnamed heights of Gedebey district, AK 2 Azerbaijan
Abbreviations: AGS, automatic grenade launcher, mounted; AK, Kalashnikov assault rifle; AKM, modernized Kalashnikov assault rifle; DShK, heavy machine gun; MT, mine thrower; OSV, semi-automatic sniper rifle; PK, Kalashnikov machine gun; RPG-7V, handheld anti-tank grenade launcher; SVD, sniper rifle; 60mm/82mm M, mortar.
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