Phnom Penh (FN), Oct. 31 – On 25 October 2022, the Centre for Governance Innovation and Democracy (CGID) of the Asian Vision Institute (AVI), in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan in Cambodia, organized the workshop on “Democracy in Asia: Its Development and What It Brings” in a hybrid format at Hyatt Regency Hotel Phnom Penh.

“The workshop was welcomed by Japanese ambassador to Cambodia, Mikami Masahiro, and opened by Chhem Kieth Rethy, member of the AVI Board of Directors. More than 60 participants from foreign embassies, government ministries and international development agencies, think-tankers, scholars, experts, and university students attended the workshop,” according to the outcomes seen by Fresh News on Monday (Oct 31).

“During the workshop, there were presentations and discussions of the historical development of democracy in the contemporary Asian region, especially in Japan and selected ASEAN countries, including Cambodia, Malaysia and the Philippines. The workshop highlighted the different practices and modalities of democracy differ across the countries, owing to their historical, socio-cultural, religious, legal, political and economic contexts, among others. Moreover, time is a factor in the equation of democratic development in each country.”

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