Penh, 3 April 2012
Phnom Penh, Monday, 2 April 2012
The
ASEAN Leaders will meet and discuss with the representatives of the
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) from all ASEAN Member-States, at the
Peace Palace, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on 3 April 2012.
During the Meeting, the CSOs Representatives will present their collective statement and recommendations to the ASEAN Leaders.
The
ASEAN Leaders had agreed to convene this annual meeting with the CSOs
Representatives since 2005, which started in Malaysia. This year, under
Cambodia’s ASEAN Chairmanship, civil society organizations chose the
theme “Transforming ASEAN into a People-Centered Community” to reflect
the concerns and aspirations of the ASEAN peoples on the ASEAN Community
Building.
(Source: General Department of ASEAN, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia