THE Myanmar Gems Emporium Central Committee held a meeting at Mani Yadana Jade Hall yesterday to organize a gems emporium next month in Nay Pyi Taw.

The gems will be sold only to local gems merchants in Myanmar kyats to help them prevent from the shortage of raw gems, to support production of finished products, to create job opportunities and to prevent illegal exports.

Union Minister for Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation U Ohn Win, in his capacity as the chairman of central committee, presided over the meeting, with advices on successful holding of the event.

The Union Minister, the Deputy Minister and officials coordinated discussions of chairpersons and vice chairpersons of respective committees for the emporium which is scheduled to be held at Mani Yadana Jade Hall in Nay Pyi Taw from 2 to 7 January.— MNA (Translated by Aung Khin)