Turkey's Erdogan says Armenia must withdraw from Azeri lands it is occupying

Says it was time to end the crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh

ISTANBUL:

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday Armenia must immediately withdraw from Azeri lands which it is occupying and that it was time to end the crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh, a breakaway region inside Azerbaijan run by ethnic Armenians.

At least 21 people were killed on Monday in a second day of heavy clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh that reportedly involved air power, missiles and heavy armour. Erdogan was making a speech in Istanbul.