AI & Media Policy: Turkmenistan is pushing digitalization and AI across sectors, with plans to engage internationally, including participation in Kazakhstan’s Astana AI Film Festival (AAIFF 2026), the first AI-created film festival. Agriculture (Cotton): Mary velayat is preparing for the cotton harvest on 162,000 hectares, with irrigation, fertilization, weed control, and boll formation now underway. Trade & Transit (Afghanistan): An Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce delegation met Turkmen officials to expand trade and transit, proposing a new Charjow (Türkmenabat)–northern Afghanistan route and inviting Turkmen traders for a business delegation. Diplomacy (Swiss/OSCE): President Serdar Berdimuhamedov met Swiss Vice President Ignazio Cassis, highlighting OSCE cooperation programs and human-rights partnership priorities. Health (Maternal/Child): UNFPA and Turkmenistan drafted a roadmap for “Healthy Mother – Healthy Child – Healthy Future” 2026–2030, focusing on maternal and child health indicators and monitoring. Energy Infrastructure (TAPI): Turkmenistan reviewed TAPI progress and urged acceleration on the Serhetabat–Herat section, while Afghanistan reported pipeline and monitoring-road work and ongoing investor talks. Economy Watch: Turkmenistan reported 6.3% GDP growth in H1 2026, with fuel and energy still central, alongside construction, trade, and services.