Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev met with his Turkish counterpart Abdullah Gul on the margins of OSCE Summit in Astana. The officials exchanged views on Karabakh conflict settlement. Gul congratulated Aliyev on successful completion of parliamentary elections.

Azeri leader also held meetings with Prime Minister of Netherlands Mark Rutte and Greek Premier George Papandreou.

As NEWS.am reported previously, on December 1, OSCE Summit has started in Astana. The delegation headed by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan arrived in Astana to participate in the 7th OSCE Summit. The delegation comprises Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian, Ambassador-at-Large Arkadiy Ghukasyan and deputy head of presidential staff Vigen Sargsyan.

Lithuania will hold OSCE chairmanship in 2011.