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A diamond on display in Antwerp's certification office (Photo: EUobserver)

EU calls for reforms in Zimbabwe amid diamond tensions

by Andrew Willis, Brussels,

The EU and international partners have called on officials in Zimbabwe to speed up the implementation of a power-sharing agreement, also underlining their concerns following last week's bust-up in a Kimberley Process meeting on diamonds.

Members of the Friends of Zimbabwe Group met in Brussels on Tuesday (29 June), releasing a statement a day later in which they welcomed some progress towards a new constitution, democratic reforms and credible elections.

"However, serious concer...

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A diamond on display in Antwerp's certification office (Photo: EUobserver)

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