A delegation from The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) led by Chairman Praveenshankar Pandya is currently visiting China to boost interaction and trade between the Indian and Chinese diamond industries.

The delegation participated in the 2016 China International Diamond Industry Summit Forum which was held at Shenzhen on September 12. A number of Chinese trade associations participated in the summit, which was also attended by manaufacturers and retailers as well as government officials. The GJEPC Chairman also made a presentation at the event, focusing on different aspects of Indo-Chinese co-operation. Later he also participated in a Round Table discussion on synthetic diamonds.

Subsequently, the delegation also visited the National Gem Testing Centre, the official laboratory of the Chinese industry. The GJEPC Chairman and GII Chairman Bakul Mehta also discussed possibilities of co-operation between GII and NGTC for joint lab operations, particularly with regard to sharing information and training techniques, with the lab officials.

More updates and information will be posed on gjepc.org later.