Azerbaijan to host Organization of Turkic States summit in early Oct

BAKU. Aug 22 (Interfax) - A summit of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) will take place in Gabala, Azerbaijan, on October 6-7, Azerbaijani media reported.

Azerbaijan has invited Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov and Turkmen People's Council Chairman Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow to the summit, the media said.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Turkmenistan on a working visit on Friday. According to the Azerbaijani presidential website, he has had a one-on-one-meeting with Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow followed by expanded talks.

Later today, Turkmenistan will host an Azerbaijani-Turkmen-Uzbek summit.

Founded in 2009, the OTS comprises Azerbaijan, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. Turkmenistan, Hungary and the unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus have the observer status.