From April 5th to 12th, the Russian Federation hosted a Review Visit of the Kimberley Process (KP). Its purpose was to conduct an assessment of the Russian Federation’s compliance with the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) minimum requirements.
A total of 22 delegates representing by Angola, Belarus, Cameroon, India, Kyrgyz Republic, Qatar, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Venezuela and Zimbabwe as Team Leader visited Russia. The visit was led by Ezekiel Mafara, Head of Sales Department of the National Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe, acting as Team Leader.
Representatives of the World Diamond Council (an industry association with KP Observer status) also went to Russia. The number of Participants visiting Russia became a record high in the entire KP history. The fact confirms the relevance of the KP and Russia’s impeccable compliance with all its requirements.
During the visit, the delegates visited the Ministry of Finance of Russia, as the body responsible for determining the state policy in implementing the minimum requirements of the KP, in Yakutia at the diamond deposit of the company PJSC Alrosa, at the specialized customs post of the Central Excise Customs, where state and customs controls over the import and export of rough diamonds are carried out, and also visited to Sheremetyevo Airport in which most of shipments of rough diamonds arrive to and departure from Russia.
“The outcome of the review visit is that Russia fully complies with the KPCS requirements and fully corresponds to them. Moreover, Russia has experience and skills that can be implemented by other Participants as best practices,” said Deputy Head of the Department for State Policy of Precious Metals and Precious Stones sector, Evgeny Sidin.
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