A four man delegation from Solel Boneh, the Israel construction cooperative, left this morning for Turkey to negotiate for new construction projects in that country. The group will also inspect projects including NATO installations, which the Solel Boneh is now handling.
At the same time it was reported here that a private Israel contracting firm has received a contract from the Turkish Government to build a housing project for members of the Turkish Parliament. The Itzhak Frishmann Contracting Company of Haifa revealed that it has received the contract for the housing units, which will have a total of 3,000 rooms.
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