{"id":36329,"date":"2026-05-13T11:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T05:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/?p=36329"},"modified":"2026-05-13T11:11:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T05:41:05","slug":"wdc-president-ronnie-vanderlinden-calls-for-unity-in-the-natural-diamond-trade-at-kp-intersessional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/wdc-president-ronnie-vanderlinden-calls-for-unity-in-the-natural-diamond-trade-at-kp-intersessional\/","title":{"rendered":"WDC President Ronnie Vanderlinden Calls for Unity in the Natural Diamond Trade at KP Intersessional"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>World Diamond Council President Ronnie VanderLinden on May 11 opened the Kimberley Process Intersessional Meeting in Mumbai with a call for unity among all members of the natural diamond trade.<br \/>\n\u201cWe are here for one reason. To be the champion for the natural diamond trade,\u201d VanderLinden said in his opening address.<br \/>\nSpeaking to government representatives, industry leaders and civil society participants from across the Kimberley Process, VanderLinden said the industry must focus on building confidence in natural diamonds and supporting efforts to sell them, as consumer expectations around origin, transparency and value continue to shift.<br \/>\nHe also reaffirmed the World Diamond Council\u2019s commitment to advancing discussions around updating the Kimberley Process definition of conflict diamonds, while ensuring the process continues to support confidence in natural diamonds globally.<br \/>\n\u201cWe need to support the trade. And we need to move forward together,\u201d VanderLinden said. \u201cBecause if we do not sell natural diamonds to people who understand where they come from, what they represent, and what they mean, nothing else we do here matters.\u201d<br \/>\nThe Kimberley Process Intersessional Meeting is being hosted in Mumbai under India\u2019s 2026 Chairmanship.<br \/>\nIndia\u2019s chairmanship is centred on its \u201c3Cs Vision\u201d of Confidence, Credibility and Compliance, aimed at strengthening the Kimberley Process at a time of growing scrutiny around provenance, transparency and trust in the global diamond trade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Diamond Council President Ronnie VanderLinden on May 11 opened the Kimberley Process Intersessional Meeting in Mumbai with a call for unity among all members of the natural diamond trade. \u201cWe are here for one reason. To be the champion for the natural diamond trade,\u201d VanderLinden said in his opening address. 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