At the Bulgaria-chaired meeting in Sofia, the Southeast Europe (SEE) countries laid the foundations for regional co-operation for the purposes of creating an atmosphere of trust, good neighbourly relations and stability.

In that regard, the SEECP seeks to define itself as an authentic voice of SEE, complementary to the Stability Pact, Southeast European Cooperative Initiative or the Stabilisation and Association Process.

It is the intention of the SEECP to enable its members to approach the European and Euro-Atlantic structures through the strengthening of good neighbourly relations and transformation of the region into an area of peace and stability.

Representatives of the current, past, and future SEECP Chair-in-Office form a Troika to ensure the continuity of activities.

[4] The work of the assembly is supported by the Regional Secretariat for Parliamentary Cooperation in South East Europe, based in Sofia, Bulgaria.