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Zimbabwe Diamond Conference : KP Chair: core definition of “conflict diamonds” needs updating, says most recent monitoring report on Marange notes positive trends

Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe – November 12, 2012: The chair of the Kimberley Process, Ambassador Gillan Milovanovic, delivered a conciliatory speech on the first day of the Zimbabwe Diamond Conference 2012 here in Victoria Falls. The text of the full speech follow below: His Excellency, the Honorable Robert Gabriel Mugabe, President of the Republic of Zimbabwe; …

KP Chair calls for new definition of conflict diamonds

Stressing that consensus may take some time to achieve, Ambassador Gilllian Milovanovic says a new definition needs to bring the industry sustained improvement not destabilization Taj Land’s End hotel, Bandra, Mumbai – October 16, 2012: In her speech to the 35th WDC joint session, KP Chair Gillian Milovanovic called on the KP participants to arrive …