Laboratories for determining the gemological properties of unprocessed diamonds will be established, this is reflected in President Ilham Aliyev’s Order on “Measures regarding Azerbaijan’s accession to the 'Kimberley Process Certification Scheme,” APA reports.
According to the Order, the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan will ensure the allocation of funds from the state budget to the State Agency for Anti-Monopoly and Consumer Market Control under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan for the establishment and organization of laboratories for determining the gemological properties of unprocessed diamonds, with the aim of implementing state control.