President of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses Ernest Blom has withdrawn from the verification process of a ”7 000-carat diamond” found in the North West in August. ”I withdraw from the process completely and disassociate myself from any further press statements made by anyone but myself,” Blom said on Friday in a statement.
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/ 27 September 2007
The giant stone found last month in the North West has still not been verified as the ”world’s largest diamond”. President of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses Ernest Blom said on Thursday that he still had not seen the stone. He remains the only person permitted to examine the stone.