An Angolan delegation will participate, from the 13th to the 17th of this month, in the Interim Meeting of the Kimberley Process, taking place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
According to a press release, the Angolan delegation will be led by the executive coordinator of the National Commission for the Kimberley Process (KP), Estanislau Buio, and will also include staff from the Ministry of Mineral Resources, Petroleum and Gas, executive directors of Endiama, SODIAM, among other technicians.
The event will bring together representatives from 85 countries participating in the Kimberley Process Certification System (KPCS), Extractive Industry and civil society.
Lasting five days, the event will serve to discuss proposals for administrative decisions, within the framework of the ongoing Review and Reform of the Kimberley Process, with emphasis on the discussion and approval of the start of the activity of the permanent secretariat, scheduled for next June, in Gaborone, Botswana.
Also on the agenda are the discussion of the proposal for the Definition of Conflict Diamond, debate on the proposal to implement the KPCS co-presidency and co-vice-presidency.