The Kimberly Process (KP) chair Ahmed Bin Sulayem opened the KP Plenary meeting in Dubai on 13 November 2016. Over 80 governments and industry organisations have joined the meeting. The first day of the meeting mainly discussed about how to provide a fair value for diamonds from Africa.
“Over the past decade, the Kimberley Process has played a landmark role in establishing a safe environment and promoting ethical business practices for people in the diamond industry to whom it matters the most – miners across source markets in Africa,” said Bin Sulayem in a statement.
“In this way, we have worked towards creating an environment that will facilitate the sustainable growth of the industry and deliver fair value to everyone in the supply chain. Nonetheless, this is an ongoing journey where more needs to be done…we strongly believe the KP will take a significant step forward in strengthening its foundation,” he added.
The KP chair is also proposing to establish a permanent secretariat under the UN, with funding from diamond consuming nations and led by an African national with in-depth knowledge of the process.
The meeting will continue till 17 November.
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