CHAIRPERSON of the Kimberley Process (KP), Mathieu Yamba of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has agreed to allow Zimbabwe to sell diamonds from its disputed Marange fields, deputy mines minister Gift Chimanikire said on Friday.
The KP, created to prevent the trade in "blood" diamonds that fuel armed conflicts, normally takes such decisions by consensus at its regular meetings.
Zim to sell 'blood' diamonds
CHAIRPERSON of the Kimberley Process (KP), Mathieu Yamba of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has agreed to allow Zimbabwe to sell diamonds from its disputed Marange fields, deputy mines minister Gift Chimanikire said on Friday.
The KP, created to prevent the trade in "blood" diamonds that fuel armed conflicts, normally takes such decisions by consensus at its regular meetings.
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