Regulators Fail To Agree On Zimbabwe Diamond Trade
Monday, June 28, 2010
The meeting in Israel of the Kimberley Process (KP), a certification scheme set up to monitor diamond trades, had been due to end on Wednesday but it was extended to allow delegates more time to reach a consensus.
A statement at the end of the four-day meeting said the delegates "could not reach consensus regarding...the work carried out by the KP Monitor to Marange. As such, the meeting ended at an impasse".
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