Korea-Turkmenistan Summit: South Korean President Lee Jae-myung met Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov in Seoul and pledged to turn Turkmenistan’s resources into high-value industries, logistics and trade links; the two sides signed 13 deals and MOUs covering investment protection, energy and industrial cooperation, rail and infrastructure, shipbuilding, water management, climate/forestry, AI and science, plus public security and customs coordination. Investor Rules: Seoul and Ashgabat signed an investment protection agreement granting most-favored-nation and national treatment and setting terms for expropriation and investor-state dispute settlement. Humanitarian Thanks: Lee publicly thanked Turkmenistan for helping evacuate South Koreans from Iran via Turkmenistan during the U.S.-Iran war. Parliamentary Ties: A Moldova parliamentary friendship delegation visited Ashgabat for talks on expanding interparliamentary cooperation. Labor Cooperation: Trade union leaders from Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan met in Astana and signed an MoU to deepen social dialogue and worker protections. Energy Update: A new gas well began operating in eastern Turkmenistan, supplying gas to local communities. IMF Data Pressure: The IMF executive board said Ashgabat failed to provide key data needed for its work, warning of a breach of obligations.