The agreement is an important step in the establishment of a stable order based on cooperation, within the framework of the EU's stabilisation and association process with the countries of south-eastern Europe, as well as within that of the stability pact for south-eastern Europe.
Leping on oluline samm Kagu-Euroopa riikidega toimuva ELi stabiliseerimis- ja assotsieerimisprotsessi ning Kagu-Euroopa stabiilsuspakti raames koostööl põhineva stabiilse korra kehtestamisel.