THE HAGUE, Netherlands – President Abdullah Gül met with U.S. President Barack Obama while attending the third Nuclear Security Summit on Monday in the Netherlands.

President Gul also met with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, French President Francois Hollande, President of the EU Commission Jose Manuel Barroso, President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, King of Jordan Abdullah II, and Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif during the first day of the nuclear conference at The Hague.

'Turkey did what was 'necessary' over Syrian jet'

During the Nuclear Security Summit, Abdullah Gül also commented on Turkey's shooting down of a Syrian jet which violated Turkish airspace, by stating that 'Turkish forces did what was necessary in accordance to the previously established rules of engagement rules. "The Turkish security force successfully protected Turkey's border, however the Turkish armed forces are still on alert," added Gül.