South Africa, as a founder member of the Kimberley Process diamond certification scheme, is working very closely with Zimbabwe on the issue of its diamonds from the Marange diamond field as well as the Kimberley Process scheme according to Dr Ayanda Ntsaluba, Director-General of South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation.
“We are also following very closely the issue which relates to the Kimberley Process and the Marange diamond fields in Zimbabwe. As you know, there was a meeting that was in Tel Aviv, which could not resolve the issues. I must say that we have been encouraged by the latest discussions following the World Diamond Council, the seventh annual meeting, which was in St Petersburg on 15 July, which has given some sort of, brought about some meetings of minds between the government of Zimbabwe and the other parties with respect to the exploitation of the diamonds from the Marange diamond fields of Zimbabwe,” says Ntsaluba.
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