Top news items of Ethiopia's major media outlets

The following are news highlights in Ethiopia's major media outlets on Friday.

-- Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome affirmed Ethiopia's commitment towards ensuring road safety saying the nation has given due attention to the sector.

While discussing with UN Special Envoy for Road Safety, Jeam Todt, Mulatu said the government is working to improve road safety thereby reduce causalities. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA)

-- Ethiopia values its historic relations with Mexico, Ethiopian State Minister for Foreign Affairs Ambassador Taye Atske-selassie has said.

The State Minister made the statement while receiving Ambassador Trevino Victor, the newly appointed Ambassador of Mexico to Ethiopia, on Thursday. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC)

-- Coordinator of the Ethiopian Athletes Interim Committee has urged the Ethiopian Athletics Federation (EAF) to call an urgent meeting and look into the problems facing the athletics sector.

The Committee, made up of veteran and well-known athletes and coaches, blamed the Federation for Ethiopia's poor result at the 31st Rio Olympics. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- Some 126 Ethiopian light rail train drivers who received one year long training in China were awarded certificates on Thursday.

The first batch of graduates received the certificates at a ceremony held at the Addis Ababa Light Railway Transit Service. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC) Endit