This was the first meeting presided over by Vietnam as the Chair of the IAI Task Force in 2025. The meeting aimed to review the implementation of IAI projects and propose solutions to improve the effectiveness of the IAI Work Plan.

Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Kao Kim Hourn has praised Vietnam's contributions to building ASEAN Community at a meeting with Ton Thi Ngoc Huong, the new ambassador and permanent representative of Vietnam to the bloc in Jakarta on May 13.