Solitaire International Magazine - July 2019

In this issue

Moment of Truth The five-day Kimberley Process Intersessional meeting, organised by the ministry of commerce & industry, Government of India, and co-organised by the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), concluded with the promise that the reform and review process of the diamond monitoring mechanism would be finalised at the Plenary meeting in New Delhi this November. KP chair Alok Vardhan Chaturvedi said, “India will play an active role in the evolution and transformation of the Kimberley Process, in the transition from conflict diamonds to peace diamonds.”
The KP Intersessional hosted over 200 delegates from 82 countries in Mumbai. The single most talked-about issue was the expansion of the scope of the “conflict diamonds” definition to include “diamonds acquired through systemic and widespread violence, forced labour, the worst forms of child labour, or through violations of international humanitarian law.” Turn to the Cover Story for a detailed account of the meeting.
Design Connect 2019 is an idea whose time has come. The career fair saw over 100 jewellery designers meet and interact with 35 manufacturers and retailers in Mumbai. The much-lauded event was organised by the Gem and Jewellery Skill Council of India (GJSCI) and the Women’s Jewellery Association – India (WJA India). Read more about it in In Focus.
The GJEPC held the India Silver & Fashion Jewellery Buyer-Seller Meet in Jaipur, where more than 20 silver jewellery manufacturers met 39 international buyers from countries such as Algeria, Australia, Egypt, England, Ireland, Jordan, UAE, USA, Spain, Kuwait and Thailand.