During his visit to Baku on 14 November 2025 CARICC Director Colonel Makhmud Khamidov met with Deputy Chairman of the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan Major General of Customs Service Guloglan Muradli.

During the talks CARICC Director outlined several proposals designed to boost the Centre's performance, including upgrading its organizational structure and developing new activities to counter cyber threats and the spread of synthetic drugs.

The State Customs Committee leadership expressed high praise for the Centre's activities in coordinating counter-narcotics operations at the international level. It reaffirmed its readiness to support CARICC initiatives.

The parties also discussed practical cooperation on a number of priority areas and confirmed their mutual interest in further strengthening cooperation between CARICC and the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and in expanding cooperation with the Regional Office for Capacity Building for the World Customs Organization located in Baku.