The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) was founded in 1925 as the political legacy of Germany´s first democratically elected president, Friedrich Ebert. Since the beginning of the foundation's work in South, Southeast and East Asia nearly 40 years ago, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung has been focusing on promoting democracy and strengthening the social dimension of economic development. In the past years, FES has promoted international dialogue within Asia as well as between Asia and Europe. Here, the priorities refer to the social dimension of Asian cooperation and integration as well as to the issue of conflict prevention with regards to the processes of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC).
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