Investigation of illegal diamond mining in Marange district (Marange) in Zimbabwe should be "carried out and the perpetrators brought to justice," said Minister of the Government.
The minister said Sevior Kasukuwere (Saviour Kasukuwere) in an interview with local edition of The Herald, Harare, the official investigation supports the Minister of Mining Chidakvy Walter (Walter Chidhakwa) for alleged illegal mining of diamonds in order to "finally deal with this issue."
Kasukuwere also said that the government allowed the diamond companies, acting in Marange, profiting from the illegal diamond mining, while the locals were forced to survive in conditions of extreme poverty.
"When (Marange) diamond was found, we all thought that they will improve the lives of people in this area now, we can only assume that we could do with these diamonds." - continues Kasukuwere.
"Why do people in Marange should remain poor when some citizens transferred their wealth to foreign countries, we have brought the residents Marange Now the government through the Ministry of Mines supports an investigation into the theft of the profits from diamond mining in Chiadzwa region (Chiadzwa)?.", - he added .
Recently Chidzhey Lord David (David Chidgey) reported in the British House of Lords, that the billions of dollars from the sale of Zimbabwean diamonds are stored on different personal accounts in London.
In Harare, they have already said they will check into the matter.
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Indian companies, whose offices are located in Hong Kong, organized the Hong Kong Indian Diamond Association (HKIDA) on November 5, reports JNA.
Ramesh Virani, chairman of HKIDA, reported on the support of 35 founding members of the association, including the largest Indian diamond traders and jewelery manufacturers in Hong Kong. "We all worked hard to achieve this, and finally the day came when we were able to create HKIDA," said Virani, "the business environment is volatile, and many diamond companies face challenges in their operations day in and day out." Thanks to this new platform, We had the opportunity to unite to overcome these problems. "
Consul General of India in Hong Kong Prashant Agrawal (Prashant Agrawal), Who was also present at the opening ceremony held at the HKIDA office, said: "The diamond industry is working on a more valuable basis - on trust, this is an extremely important initiative, and I assure you that we will support you constantly."
According to Virani, the main goal of HKIDA is to ensure consumer confidence in the diamond industry. The Association is a single platform where participants can share knowledge about the industry and benefit from a number of initiatives of the organization, including legal advice and assistance in banking operations, as well as the use of equipment in the association's office for checking diamonds, and others.
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