Top news items in Ethiopia's major media outlets

ADDIS ABABA, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in Ethiopia's major media outlets on Friday.

-- Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia on Thursday hosted a state dinner for members of the opposition parties at the National Palace.

Speaking on the occasion, the premier has vowed to broaden the political space and called on political parties to prepare for peaceful dialogue and negotiations. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- Ethiopia's President Mulatu Teshome has offered his sympathy and compassion to the government of Algeria over the deadliest airplane crash which killed 257 people near the capital Algiers. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA)

-- Ethiopia would continue to build strong economic ties with its neighbors under the new leader, said the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA).

Meles Alem, Spokesperson of MoFA, told journalists on Thursday that the country managed to export over 855.4 million U.S. dollars worth products last fiscal year. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- Ethiopia has done a remarkable effort in expanding access to education that lowered the number of children vulnerable to labor as compared to other African countries, International Labor Office (ILO) Country Director, George Okutho, has said.

He has noted that Ethiopian children are going to school in big numbers as compared to other African countries and a lot remains to be done. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA) Enditem