Since June 11, 2020, Ajara Autonomous Republic is a full member of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR), as well as its Black Sea and the Balkans Commission that enables the region to be fully involved in CPMR policy work and cooperation projects.

The Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions brings together 150 regions from 24 states from the European Union and beyond. Through its extensive network of contacts within the EU institutions and national governments, the CPMR has, since its creation in 1973, been targeting its action towards ensuring that the needs and interests of its Member Regions are taken into account in policies with a high territorial impact. 

It focuses mainly on social, economic and territorial cohesion, maritime policies and blue growth, and accessibility. European governance, energy and climate change, neighborhood and development also represent important areas of activity for the association.

In 2020, 2022, and 2024, Mr. Tornike Rijvadze, the Chairman of the Government of Ajara Autonomous Republic, was elected as the Vice-President of CPMR in Neighborhood Policy for three consecutive terms.

Within CPMR there are six Geographical Commissions: The Atlantic Arc, the Baltic Sea, the North Sea, the Intermediterranean, the Balkan and Black Sea and the Islands.

Official web page: www.cpmr.org