Top news items in major Zambian media outlets

LUSAKA, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in Zambia's major media outlets on Friday.

-- Zambian President Edgar Lungu has assured the international community that the country was on the right track in ensuring that it upholds the rule of law and respect for human rights.

Lungu said when he received credentials from 13 diplomats accredited to Zambia that his administration was doing well in the context of promotion of democratic principles such as good governance, the rule of law and respect for human rights. (Zambia Daily Mail)

-- The Financial Intelligence Center, a Zambia government agency that tracks illicit financial transaction, says there was need to make the country a hostile environment for those criminals seeking to move, hide and use proceeds of crime and corruption.

Mary Chirwa-Tshuma, the organization's director-general said there was need for coordinated and effective approach in ending financial crimes. (The Mast)

-- An agricultural research body has warned authorities in Zambia against trade restrictions because such moves raise smugglings and create price instability.

The Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute said trade restrictions such as imposition of export bans lead to market price instability as most traders take advantage of the business opportunities in neighboring countries where the commodities were on demand. (Daily Nation) Enditem