Top news items in Ethiopia's major media outlets
Xinhua, April 10, 2017 Adjust font size:
The following are major news items in Ethiopia's leading media outlets on Monday.
-- About 75 foreign investors have shown interest in engaging in floriculture in Ethiopia, said the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC).
In an interview on Sunday, Fitsum Arega, commissioner of EIC, said the investors demonstrated their interest following the consultation held with them in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)
-- The Council of the Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) concluded its regular meeting on Saturday after formulating future directions.
The two-day meeting assessed the advancement of the deep reform movement that has been underway at all levels since August, and the progress made in the implementation of the second Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP-II). (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC)
-- Qatar's ambassador to Ethiopia, Abdulaziz bin Sultan Al Rumaihi, has highlighted the significance of the visit of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, to Ethiopia.
According to Qatar News Agency, QNA, the ambassador said that the emir will discuss with Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome and Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn the relations between the two countries and means of boosting cooperation in economic, political, social and cultural fields, as well as regional and international issues of mutual concern. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC) Endit