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Austrian president Thomas Klestil insists common European values of democracy and pluralism will continue to apply.
BBC: Haider in power: A danger to Europe?
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Austrian President Thomas Klestil held separate meetings with Mr Haider and Mr Schuessel, on Monday, to get updates on the progress of coalition talks.
BBC: EU threat to Austria
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President Thomas Klestil of Austria, where the king kept a winter residence and was close to the leadership, said his country had lost "a great friend".
BBC: News | Middle East | The world pays tribute
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Austrian President Thomas Klestil complained to his Czech counterpart, Vaclav Havel, when the Czech Prime Minister, Milos Zeman, told an Austrian magazine that Mr Haider was a "populist pro-Nazi politician who understands nothing but talks about everything".
BBC: Austrians fight Czech nuclear plant