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Top news items in major Ethiopian media outlets

Xinhua, February 10, 2017 Adjust font size:

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

-- Cooperatives are crucial in realizing the structural transformation of Ethiopia's economy, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn has said.

The premier made the statement on Thursday at the opening of the 4th National Cooperatives' Exhibition, Bazaar and Symposium at Addis Ababa Exhibition Center. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC)

-- Ethiopian President Dr. Mulatu Teshome has called on Turkey to further its industry development activities in Ethiopia.

As part of his state visit to Turkey, President Mulatu has conferred with Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim and Turkish Economic Minister Nihat Zeybekci on ways of reinforcing the economic bond of the two countries. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC)

-- Some 11 political parties, which have different agendas, said they have agreed to work together in the political negotiation to be held with the ruling party, EPRDF.

Lauding the government's initiation for the negotiation, the parties in a joint press conference said that they are hopeful that the negotiations will help to accelerate political, economic and social development of the country. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA)

-- Co-organized by the Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI) and Morocco's OCP Policy Center, the first Ethio-Moroccan Strategic Economic Policy Dialogue opened on Thursday in Addis Ababa under the theme: "Growth Strategies and Industrial Policies towards Structural Transformation in Africa". (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC) Endit