From May 25 to May 26, 2022, the seventh annual interregional meeting was held in Dushanbe, Republic of Tajikistan, within the framework of the UNODC-WCO Global Container Control Program (GCCP), which was attended by a delegation of the State Customs Service of Turkmenistan.

The event brought together the heads and authorized officials from customs authorities and other competent agencies of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, as well as representatives from international partner organizations, the donor community and UNODC.

During a two-day event, participants have been discussed the priorities, needs and challenges in cargo/container control, promotion of integrity in customs and strengthening inter-regional cooperation among customs and other competent authorities of the CCP participating countries in identifying high-risk cargo in the context of the current security situation in the region.

At the end of the meeting, a Joint Declaration of the heads and authorized officials from customs authorities and the CCP participating countries was adopted.

The UNODC-WCO CCP was established as a joint initiative of the UNODC and the WCO in 2004. The mission of the CCP is to build capacity in the Member States seeking to improve risk management, supply chain security and trade facilitation in seaports, airports and land border crossings to prevent the cross-border movement of illicit goods.