President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev is attending the "Heart of Asia" – Istanbul Process (HoA IP) 7th Ministerial Conference under the motto "Security and Economic Connectivity towards a Strengthened Heart of Asia Region" in Baku.

President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani is also attending the conference.

The Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani declared the conference open and thanked the government of Azerbaijan for the hospitality.

The head of state made a speech at the event.