On the morning of December 18, 2025, at the Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam (DAV), Dr. Nguyen Hung Son, Director of the DAV, received Mrs. Vithaya Xayavong, Director of the Lao Institute of Foreign Affairs (IFA), during her visit to Viet Nam on the occasion of the 12th Ministerial-Level Political Consultation between Vietnam and Laos. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Institute for Foreign Policy and Strategic Studies, the Foreign Service Training Department (FOSET), and the Department of Education and Training of the Academy.