Angola has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting more effective and sustainable control and regulation practices in the diamond industry by taking a leading role in leading an ad-hoc committee dedicated to reviewing and reforming the Kimberley Process.
The intention was demonstrated yesterday on the sidelines of the 21st Plenary Meeting of the Kimberley Process, taking place from 12 to 15 November in Dubai, where the country is represented by a delegation led by the executive coordinator of the National Commission of the same process, Estanislau Buio.
According to a note sent to Jornal de Angola, under the chairmanship of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), this plenary meeting brings together members of the Kimberley Process, governments, observers, civil society and representatives of the global diamond industry.
The event aims to assess progress and adopt crucial administrative decisions for regulating the international diamond trade, ensuring that conflict diamonds are excluded from the market.
At the opening session, Kimberley Process chair Ahmed Bin Sulayem highlighted advances with the process, including the establishment of the first permanent KP office in Botswana and the presentation of baseline studies to improve governance in the sector.
Quoted in the document, the UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade, Dr Thani Bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, stressed the crucial role of the KP in preventing conflict diamonds from entering the supply chain, promoting the sustainable growth of the industry.
‘Angola’s active participation in this meeting reinforces its role in leading reforms that promote the transparency and sustainability of the diamond trade in the international market,’ reads the note.
Source: Jornal de Angola
