Diamond mining giant Alrosa has signed a co-operation agreement with the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) during Alrosa’s annual client meeting on December 1. The agreement strengthened ties between Alrosa and Belgium’s diamond trade group, AWDC.

The objective of the agreement is to improve the efficiency of co-operation between AWDC and Alrosa over the next three years, to exchange trade information, market intelligence, technology and business opportunities and for both parties to contribute to the betterment of a competitive rough and polished diamond market in Russia and the promotion of Russian diamond production on the Belgian market.

The official signing ceremony took place in Antwerp, and the document was signed by the Alrosa President Fyodor Andreev and AWDC President Stephane Fischler.