ASEAN’s Challenges and Opportunities Forum Held in Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh, November 26, 2023 --

The Club of Cambodian Journalists (CCJ) organised a forum on "ASEAN Future: Challenges and Opportunities" at the Sunway Hotel Phnom Penh on Nov. 25 under the chairmanship of H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN and Mr. Puy Kea, CCJ President with the participation of more than 70 journalists from 51 institutions.

In the forum, H.E. Dr Kao Kim Hourn shared his views on “The Future of ASEAN: Challenges and Opportunities,” through a discussion with a group of Cambodian journalists.

The ASEAN secretary-general also briefed the group on the latest developments in the region, including the important work of crafting the ASEAN Community Vision 2045, which is a long-term workplan shaping ASEAN’s strategic environment in the next 20 years.

CCJ said the above topics were important for journalists to understand more about ASEAN's role, including ASEAN's solution to all challenges and world order in the face of superpower rivalry, particularly a road to "one community, one destiny" for economic prosperity.

The forum was suited to regional and global situation, and was also an opportunity for journalists to learn more about ASEAN's role and future and provide a chance for journalists to ask questions related to the above topics to produce in-depth articles.