KP Chair Holds Talks With Mugabe, Ministers and Top Officials

(IDEX Online) – KP Chair Ahmed Bin Sulayem has visited Zimbabwe for talks with President Mugabe, government ministers and senior mining officials as part of his Africa Initiative to visit KP members and other African states.

On his first visit to Zimbabwe as KP Chair, Bin Sulayem commented: “As the country has faced many challenges in its past, we wanted to experience how the rough diamond industry of Zimbabwe was developing and what challenges it might be facing today.

"On meeting with H.E. President Mugabe, we heard his views about the Kimberley Process and how it was imperative for his country’s diamond industry to continue working closely with the KP, as Zimbabwe looks towards a sustainable future in rough diamond production and export.”

Zimbabwe was re-admitted to the Kimberley Process in June 2011, following a 2009 suspension.