War diomonds
A top U.S. official is traveling to Israel to discuss trade with a focus on conflict diamonds.
Jose Fernandez, the assistant secretary of state for economic and
business affairs, arrived in Israel on Monday for a two-day visit, the
State Department said in a statement.
"During this visit, Assistant Secretary Fernandez will meet with
government officials and business community representatives to discuss
U.S.-Israel bilateral and regional economic issues and conflict
diamonds, respectively," the statement said.
Israel, a major diamond-cutting center, has been a leader in the
Kimberley Process, the grouping that seeks to cut off the trade in
"blood diamonds" -- diamonds mined and stolen by rebels and pariah
governments to fund wars.
http://www.jta.org/news/article/2013/05/07/3125916/us-official-talks-blood-diamonds-with-israel#When:10:23:00Z
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
U.S. official to discuss stolen ‘blood diamonds’ with Israel
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