US-Turkmen Energy Talks: Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the White House, with both sides stressing trade, energy security, and diversification of gas supply routes, including support for Trans Caspian export options. Pakistan Corridor Push: Meredov also met Pakistan’s FM Mohammad Ishaq Dar, agreeing to step up economic and infrastructure cooperation, highlighting TAPI, power transmission, and fiber-optic links along the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan corridor. UNDP Digital Reforms: Meredov met UNDP Administrator Alexander De Croo to shape the 2026–2030 UNDP country programme, focused on digital public services, sustainable growth, climate action, and healthcare and social-sector modernization. EU Human Rights Pressure: Rights groups urged the EU to tie deeper relations with Turkmenistan to measurable human-rights progress ahead of the June 22 EU–Turkmenistan Human Rights Dialogue. Business & Industry Abroad: Turkmen electronics producer Aýdyň Gijeler signed plans in Eswatini to manufacture secure ID cards and biometric passports, including chip-based production on a large allocated land plot. Cotton Forced-Labor Risk: New reporting renews scrutiny of state-linked cotton harvesting, alleging quota-driven mobilization of public-sector workers and threats during the 2025 harvest.