The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev gave an inteview to German ARD television channel on October 28. 

In the begging of interview, President Ilham Aliyev touched upon the responsibility for the start of war. 

He responded question asked by German journalist, " Who first started war" 

"The answer is Armenia and we have evidence. Because the first victims among civilians and servicemen were Azerbaijanis. This was the third consecutive military provocation against us, " said Ilham Aliyev. 

The President noted that the military provocation was committed on July 1: “At that time, they attacked the Armenian-Azerbaijani border. We have suffered casualties among civilians and military personnel. The second attempt took place in August. Armenia sent a sabotage group, its leader was detained by us, and he acknowledged that he was sent to attack civilians. For the third time, on September 27, they shelled some towns and villages near the line of contact with heavy artillery.