Kin Phea, director of the Royal Academy of Cambodia’s International Relations Institute, told The Post that the cooperation mechanisms of the ASEAN framework come in many forms including this forum held for the legislatures, which is necessary to unite the bloc under the principles of multilateralism for discussing local and international issues of common concern.
“It is an important forum that allows the legislatures of ASEAN member states to meet and work in parallel with the executive branches that meet under other mechanisms within the multilateral framework.
“The AIPA cannot draft or pass laws, but it can discuss challenges and pass resolutions that recommend a course of action to the executive side of their governments, which leads to more comprehensive cooperation,” he said.
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