Russian MP: Exchange of strikes absolutely will not solve anything,  but will only deepen the Karabakh problem 

ArmInfo.There is no alternative to the negotiation process within the framework of the  Nagorno-Karabakh settlement. This was stated by the first deputy chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security Franz Klintsevich, commenting on another aggravation in the conflict zone, the "Parliamentary Newspaper" reports.

"The Parties need to exercise restraint and adhere to  political-diplomatic tools to solve the problem.  Exchange of strikes  will solve absolutely nothing, but only deepen. The first task is to  achieve a cease-fire in the shortest possible time," said Franz  Klintsevich.

In this regard, the first deputy chairman of the specialized  Committee of the Council of Federation did not rule out the prospects  for the revitalization of the work of the OSCE Minsk Group,  co-chaired by Russia along with the United States and France.

In the afternoon of July 7, the representatives of the Azerbaijani  Defense Ministry informed that the armed forces of the republic had  been put on alert and struck at positions of the Defense Army of  Artsakh in connection with a new incident on the contact line.  Meanwhile, the NKR reported that the enemy fired on the positions by  the D-30 and D-44 guns, as well as grenade launchers and mortars,  from the morning of July 7. As a result of yesterday's Azeri  aggression, three servicemen of the NKR DA received shrapnel wounds.  The Defense Ministry of Artsakh stated that the enemy's actions will  not remain unanswered, and it will be disproportionate.