Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan told Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin by phone Saturday Armenia must withdraw from Azerbaijan’s territory and “sit down at the negotiating table” for a peaceful solution to warfare over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Erdoğan’s diplomatic overture to play a leading role in the conflict came after his military support for Azerbaijan. Russia has a joint defence pact with Armenia, if Armenian territory is attacked.
[Ticker] Turkey tells Russia how to handle Nagorno-Karabakh war
