"We strongly believe that, as a country, we have done all in complying with the requirements of the process," Mpofu was quoted as saying in Namibia.
Yet civil society groups are demanding the country's suspension from the diamond trade, after investigations showed "horrific" abuses by the army against civilians.
The investigators visited Zimbabwe in June and July, gathering accounts of soldiers raping women and killing illegal miners in an eastern diamond field. They say it's "credible" that security forces are smuggling diamonds.
Billy Hill