Agribusiness Push in Mary: Tenant cotton growers in Mary velayat are working through the season after high-yield varieties were planted on 162,000 hectares, with inter-row cultivation, fertilizer use and irrigation underway; local entrepreneur support is being organized through the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, including field visits and briefings on state incentives. Caspian Energy Pipeline Shift: SOCAR Midstream Operations will take over operatorship of the Baku–Tbilisi–Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline from bp from 1 July 2026 across all three sections (Azerbaijan, Georgia, Türkiye), while bp keeps operatorship of the Sangachal terminal; BTC has already moved 4.7bn barrels to date. Regional Fuel Security Watch: Kyrgyzstan says it has sufficient fuel and lubricants reserves and is negotiating to diversify supplies, including requests to Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. Argentina LNG Stakes: ADNOC’s XRG and Eni will each acquire 32% stakes in three Vaca Muerta upstream blocks to feed the 12 mtpa Argentina LNG project with floating liquefaction. Turkmenistan Digital Connectivity: Turkmentelecom says 5G is now widely used in Arkadag for education, healthcare, city management and industrial data exchange. Diplomacy with UN: Turkmenistan and the UN discussed practical ways to monitor implementation of Universal Periodic Review human-rights commitments, including a dedicated UPR indicator for 2026–2030. Kazakhstan-Turkmen Talks: Kazakhstan’s foreign minister is visiting Ashgabat to advance trade, investment and cooperation agendas.