The

role of regional organizations in the consolidation of democracy and

the challenges to overcome in the American and African countries

were the central axes of a discussion held today in the headquarters

of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Washington, DC, with

the participation of OAS Assistant Secretary General Albert R.

Ramdin, and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Jean

Ping, among others.

The Forty-fourth Lecture Series of the

Americas, titled, "Regional Perspectives on Democracy: Celebrating

Ten Years of the Inter-American Democratic Charter," was held in the

context of the First Meeting of the Inter-Regional Dialogue on

Democracy, an event held at OAS headquarters in Washington, DC on

April 14 and 15...