The SEECP was launched in 1996 in Sofia, when the countries of Southeast Europe laid the foundations of regional co-operation for the purpose of establishing a climate of confidence, good neighbourly relations and stability.
SEECP je pokrenut 1996. godine u Sofiji, kada su zemlje jugoistočne Europe položili temelje za regionalnu suradnju u cilju uspostave klime povjerenja, dobrosusjedskih odnosa i stabilnosti.