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> <channel><title>www.DiamondNe.ws &#187; Zimbabwe</title> <atom:link href="http://www.diamondne.ws/tag/zimbabwe/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.diamondne.ws</link> <description>Diamond News</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:55:45 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>US Remains &#8220;Concerned&#8221; about Zimbabwe&#8217;s lack of progress in implementing Kimberley Process Minimum Requirements in Marange diamond fields</title><link>http://www.diamondne.ws/2011/01/11/us-remains-concerned-about-zimbabwes-lack-of-progress-in-implementing-kimberley-process-minimum-requirements-in-marange-diamond-fields/</link> <comments>http://www.diamondne.ws/2011/01/11/us-remains-concerned-about-zimbabwes-lack-of-progress-in-implementing-kimberley-process-minimum-requirements-in-marange-diamond-fields/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:43:00 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Katy</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Company News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[diamonds]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marange]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Zimbabwe]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.diamondne.ws/?p=6618</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#8220;The headline challenge of the past two years in the KP has been and continues to be Zimbabwe. We remain concerned about Zimbabwe&#8217;s lack of progress in implementing the minimum requirements of the Kimberley Process with respect to the Marange diamond fields,&#8221; Robert F. Cekuta, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy, Sanctions and Commodities in the [...]
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