Halk Maslahaty Update: At the People’s Council meeting in Ashgabat, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov set out an industrial push plus oil-and-gas, power engineering and agriculture priorities, with GDP growth forecast at 6.3% for 2026 and capital investments above 41.2 billion manats. Industrial Strategy: The session also approved a National Strategy for Industrial Development for 2030–2045, aiming at diversification, import substitution and export growth, alongside a plan to process more gas from the Galkynysh field. Youth & Neutrality Framework: New state documents were signed: a State Youth Policy program up to 2031 (with an action plan) and the National concept “International law and neutrality of Turkmenistan,” directing ministries and security bodies to implement them. Agri-Industry Expansion: Turkmenistan plans to lay the foundation for a 60,000-ton cottonseed processing plant in Dashoguz to produce vegetable oil, alongside commissioning a joint agricultural research lab complex. Food Innovation: The Medat brand has launched freeze-dried camel milk production, targeting consumer-ready, shelf-stable nutrition. Construction Modernization: Turkmenistan is scaling “smart construction” with digital tools like BIM and digital twins, plus major housing and social facility commissioning. International Business Calendar: Turkmenistan Investment Forum 2026 is set for 1–2 October in Ashgabat, with 800+ delegates from 45 countries, including a Saudi high-level delegation. Regional Airspace Dispute: Reports say Turkmenistan denied overflight permission to an Iranian Tehran–Dushanbe flight, forcing a return, while Iranian Gulf flights were also disrupted amid new US sanctions.