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Top news items in major Ethiopian media outlets

Xinhua, February 6, 2017 Adjust font size:

The Following are news highlights in Ethiopia's major media outlets on Monday.

-- Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome Wirtu will pay a five-day official visit to Turkey starting Monday.

President Mulatu will meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. During his visit, the talks will focus on bilateral relations and regional and international issues as well as the signing of various agreements between the two countries, the statement added. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC)

-- Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said the government is committed to sustain infrastructure development endeavors underway in the State of Amhara.

The prime minister has conferred with communities residing in various zones of the State including Eastern and Western Gojam. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC)

-- The Omo Kuraz II Sugar Factory is expected to start trial production after a month, according to the Ethiopian Sugar Corporation.

The Omo Kuraz II project is among the four sugar factories being built along the Omo basin in the regional state of SNNP with a cost of close to 1.5 billion U.S. dollars. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA)

-- Empowering women economically will result in raising their involvement and all-round benefit, according to the Ethiopian Minister of Women and Children.

Minister Demitu Hambisa said women's political involvement that overlooks their economic status does not yield any significant outcome. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA) Endit