Luanda - The Secretary of State for Mineral Resources, Jânio Victor, reaffirmed Thursday in Luanda, Angola's commitment to the United Nations (UN) diamond certification mechanisms, with the aim to prevent conflicts.
Speaking at the opening of the “Ad Hoc” Committee for Review and Reform of the Kimberley Process (KP), the official highlighted the practices recently approved within the scope of the ongoing reforms of the process, with listing of countries of origin in the certificate mining company for aggregated diamond plots to promote greater transparency.
He highlighted the ongoing discussion around the traceability and digitization system for Kimberley Process certificates.
Jânio Victor highlighted that the current international landscape demands greater unity among the “stakeholders” of diamond-producing countries in the defense of common interests, with a view to contributing to human, political and economic relations in the world becoming increasingly balanced and guaranteeing sustainable development.
“We are experiencing a moment of particular instability, essentially derived from the international economic situation and the campaign to discredit natural diamonds on the international market”, the official said, having urged KP member countries to unite in order to defend themselves from trends that aim to harm the diamond industry.
The two-day meeting of the “Ad Hoc” Committee for Review and Reform of the Kimberley Process aims to review the concept of conflict diamonds and the legal instruments that form the KP, technical assistance to communities adjacent to conflict areas , as well as preparing the mechanism's plenary session to take place from the in the United Arab Emirates.
The Kimberley Process was established 21 years ago, with the aim of preventing the trade of war diamonds. ACC/VC/AMP
