ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have discussed options for a peaceful resolution in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

Turkish presidency, in a statement, said Erdogan told Putin in a phone call that Armenian leadership must be convinced to sit down at the negotiating table after withdrawal from Azeri lands it is occupying.

Meanwhile, Russian president office, in a separate statement, said Putin had informed Erdogan about his phone calls with the leaders of Azerbaijan and Armenia and discussed future strategy in this regard.