At the initiative o f President o f the Republic o f Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Tashkent played host to an International High-Level Conference on Afghanistan "Peace Process, Security Cooperation and Regional Connectivity" on 27 March 2018. At the opening ceremony o f the Conference, President o f the Republic o f Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President o f the Islamic Republic o f Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani and the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini delivered keynote speeches. The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres sent his video message to the forum participants.