Reunião anual do World Diamond Council será em Israel

A nona reunião anual do World Diamond Council ocorrerá a 5 e 6 de Maio em Telavive, Israel, anunciou o Presidente cessante da organização, Eli Izhakoff. O WDC tem por missão combater os chamados "diamantes de sangue". O anfitrião do evento, que terá a presença dos líderes mundiais das indústrias diamantífera e joalheira é o Israel Diamond Institute, e o local será o hotel Dan Panorama hotel, na frente costeira de Tel Aviv.

Do comunicado:

"Israel has been the site of a number of milestones in the campaign against conflict diamonds, including the issuing of the first Kimberley Process certificate in 2003," said Mr. Izhakoff. "Our thanks go out to the Israel Diamond Institute, which has demonstrated once again the country's firm commitment to ensuring the ethical integrity of the diamond's chain of distribution."

"As founding members of the World Diamond Council, we have firmly supported the organization and its mission from the moment of its establishment, and we are excited to be able to host the Annual Meeting in Tel Aviv in May," said Moti Ganz, IDI Chairman. "We are especially privileged to be able to pay tribute to the WDC's founding president, Eli Izhakoff, who will be stepping aside in June after 13 years of dedication and achievement."

The first day of the Annual Meeting, May 5, will include a WDC board meeting and a get-together reception in the evening. The second day, May 6, will include the WDC Plenary session, and it will conclude with a gala dinner.

This is the third WDC meeting to be hosted by the Israel Diamond Institute in Israel. The founding meeting of the organization took place in Tel Aviv in 2000, and in 2007 the Fifth Annual Meeting was held in Jerusalem