President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan has sent a congratulatory letter to Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on the successful holding of the first elections to the country's new parliament, the Kurultai.

The President of Uzbekistan has arrived in Turkestan for the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) Summit. During his visit, he joined the President of Kazakhstan to tour a newly constructed mosque in the city.