The annual general meeting of members of the World Diamond Council (WDC) will be held in Antwerp from 28 to 30 October. This is stated in a message to WDC, sent to Rough & Polished by e-mail.
Philippe Mellier, Director General of De Beers, will address a meeting on October 29 dedicated to the problems of the Kimberley Process (KP), founded 14 years ago, and the role of the Council in solving these problems.
The participants of the special session of the Council on October 29 will consider a wide range of ethical, legal and financial issues facing the KP, including the risks of diamond trade mentioned in the report of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published earlier this year .
Participants in the meeting will discuss strategies that, in this regard, can be used by both WDC and the industry as a whole.
On the eve of the meeting, relevant polls were conducted among its participants, the results of which will be analyzed and discussed during the meeting.
The meeting will be held at the Antwerp World Diamond Center (AWDC).