Top news items in Ethiopia's major media outlets

ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in Ethiopia's major media outlets on Wednesday.

-- Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn of Ethiopia on Tuesday conferred with Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa.

The two have deliberated on ways to further strengthen the bilateral relations between Ethiopia and Egypt. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC)

-- Foreign Minister Workneh Gebeyehu held discussions with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry about bilateral issues, including the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

In a joint press statement, Workneh said the dam will not harm any country. "This dam has no single harm on Egyptians," he reiterated. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA)

-- Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) on Tuesday signed agreements with construction firms to build three road projects at a cost of 1.8 billion birr (approximately 6.6 million U.S. dollars).

The projects were awarded to the China Railway Seventh Group, China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation and two indigenous contractors, Zeliuel Yohannes and Bakora Trading. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- After attending the Ethio-China Investment Forum that happened in Hangzhou, the Ethiopian business delegations have visited massive Chinese industries.

Aklilu Hailemichael, Ethiopian Foreign Affairs State Minister, said Ethiopian delegation have visited Chinese companies and invited the companies to invest in Ethiopia as part of the effort to lure-high profile companies. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC)

-- More than 1.3 million students are going to benefit from the national school feeding program during the first half year of 2018, the Ministry of Education disclosed. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA) Enditem