Top news items in major Ethiopian media outlets

ADDIS ABABA, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in Ethiopia's major media outlets on Wednesday.

-- The Ethiopian government has started implementing the promise it made to the public in the resolutions passed by the Executive Committee of EPRDF, according to the Government Communication Affairs Office.

In a press conference he gave on Tuesday, Government Communication Affairs Minister Negeri Lencho said measures are being taken by the government to restore peace and stability in the country and to widen the political landscape. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA)

-- The 6th Ethio-Egypt Joint Ministerial Commission Meeting opened in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA)

-- Wuxi No.1 Cotton Textile Plc, one of the largest textile manufacturers in China, on Tuesday laid a cornerstone to establish an integrated textile industry in Dire Dawa industrial park. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- Musa Bihi Abdi, President of Somaliland, an autonomous region of Somalia, on Tuesday arrived in Addis Ababa for a two-day official visit. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA)

-- More than 800,000 people have been affected by respiratory disease in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital, last year due to air pollution, said the Ministry of Health. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC) Enditem