The decision was taken by the Kimberley Process Plenary, the apex decision-making body of the tripartite mechanism that brings together governments, the international diamond industry and civil society. The initiative seeks to curb the flow of rough diamonds used by rebel groups or their
External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Thursday welcomed India's selection as the Chair of the UN-backed Kimberley Process (KP) starting in 2026, terming it a reaffirmation of India's role in global governance of the diamond trade.
Hosted in Uptown Tower, Uptown Dubai, headquarters of DMCC, the KP intersessional opening saw a global gathering of hundreds of diamond industry representatives, civil society and world governments.
New Delhi [India], June 14 (ANI): More than 300 delegates will participate in the inter-sessional meeting of Kimberley Process being hosted by India from June 17 to 21 in Mumbai, the government said on Friday.