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Namibia hosts “conflict diamonds” conference

    JOHANNESBURG

    An international conference on “conflict diamonds” opened on Tuesday in Windhoek, news reports said on Monday. The permanent secretary in the ministry of mines and energy, Josef Iita, said that Namibia believed “that only through concerted efforts by all stakeholders can there be success in ensuring a bright future for diamonds”.

    He urged participants to “seriously deliberate” on the issues on the agenda in order to find a lasting solution to the question of blood diamonds.

    He added that the meeting should concentrate on issues such as a certification scheme as part of a global campaign to stem the trade in conflict diamonds after the proposed UN resolution. Iita said other issues to be dealt with included legislation pertaining to control, import and export of diamonds as well as monitoring at both national and international levels.

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