Africa: U.S. Seeks Updated Definition of Conflict Diamonds

Washington — The United States will urge representatives at an international meeting on diamond certification to agree to an updated definition for "conflict diamond."

At the November 27-30 meeting at the State Department, the United States also will encourage the 77 countries that participate in the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme to strongly enforce certification rules. That will stem the illicit flow of diamonds used by rebel movements to fund wars against legitimate governments, said U.S. Ambassador Gillian Milovanovic, who leads the 2012 U.S. chairmanship of the Kimberley Process.

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