§ John RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Governments of compliant countries in the Kimberley Process regarding68W the trade in and export of illegal conflict diamonds in (a) Nigeria, (b) Angola, (c) Kenya, (d) Uganda and (e) Cameroon. [128130]
§ Mr. RammellParticipating Governments met at the Kimberley Process plenary in April to discuss conflict diamonds. The meeting focussed on compliance by all participants with the minimum common standards set by the Kimberley Process certification scheme. Angola is one of 40 participants in the scheme.
Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda and Cameroon are not major diamond producers or traders and are not participants in the scheme. There have been no recent discussions within the Kimberley Process about these countries.
§ John RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Governments of(a) Nigeria, (b) Angola, (c) Kenya, (d) Uganda and (e) Cameroon regarding the trade in and export of illegal conflict diamonds. [128131]
§ Mr. RammellThere have been no recent discussions on diamond trading with these Governments, other than Angola in its capacity as a participant in the Kimberley Process.