Brussels, 20/12/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 1 January 2007 the Union will take over the Chairmanship from Botswana of the Kimberley Process Certification System (KPCS). The KPCS is the result of discussions held in 2000 in the South African town of Kimberley. It is a joint initiative between government authorities, the international diamond industry and civil society fighting against “conflict diamonds”, rough diamonds used to finance warfare - after the experience of devastating conflicts...