The comments were made by WDC President Edward Asscher at the World Diamond Conference.
The DDC held an Israel Diamond Week at the Club last month, and DDC members will be taking part in the Israel Diamond Exchange’s February 8-12 International Diamond Week.
The main event was the joint appearance of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Strong jewelry demand over the US holiday season looks supportive of 2015 being another good year for diamond prices, said Investec Securities analyst Marc Elliott.
Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will give speeches to the December 11-12 World Diamond Conference in New Delhi.
U.S. polished diamond imports rose only 0.9 percent year on year to $2.224 billion in October.
During the renovation, the half-meter thick main concrete wall that crossed the room was knocked down, a new higher resolution camera system was installed and the floor was recovered.
The shekel has weakened against the euro as well, with the exchange rate up by 0.5 percent to 4.86 shekels to the euro.
