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Top news items in major Ethiopian media outlets

Xinhua, March 30, 2017 Adjust font size:

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

-- Ethiopian House of Peoples' Representatives has extended Ethiopia's state of emergency for four more months.

The House has made the decision to bring about lasting peace in the country. Ethiopia has declared the six months state of emergency last October following the unrest that happened in some parts of the country. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC)

-- Ethiopia and Zambia have signed two agreements in the fields of communication and water resource management as well as one Memorandum of Understating (MoU) between Zambia Chamber of commerce and Industry and Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations.

The signing ceremony which was held at State House was witnessed by Zambian President Edgar Lungu and the visiting Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC)

-- Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome and the United Nations General Assembly President Peter Thomson conferred here Wednesday on Sustainable Development Goals, peace and security on the continent.

President Thomson said on the occasion that Ethiopia is doing well in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals, specifically in industrialization. He said "Ethiopia has been properly leading the way in Africa in industrialization by building industrial parks across the country." (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA)

-- China is encouraging companies to invest in the industrial parks of Ethiopia with a view to support the country's vision of becoming a manufacturing hub.

An official of the Department of Western Asian and African Affairs at China's Ministry of Commerce told ENA that the Chinese government will continue to play its role in encouraging more Chinese companies to invest in the industrial parks. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA)

-- A delegation of Sudanese lawmakers on Wednesday paid a visit to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, for bilateral talks with their Ethiopian counterparts.

The Sudanese parliamentarians have discussed a range of issues of common concern with Abadula Gemeda, the Speaker of Ethiopia's House of Peoples' Representatives (HPR). (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC) Endit