Turkish firms to set up investment ventures in Karbala

KARBALA / IraqiNews.com: A consortium of Turkish firms on Thursday held talks with local government officials in Karbala to consider establishing investment ventures there, according to the governor. “A delegation representing Turkish firms had a round of talks with the local administration to consider launching a number of projects in the province,” Amaleddin Majeed al-Hirr told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The delegation expressed a wish to carry out a power station feeding the province and a housing compound project of dozens units with the objective of alleviating the housing problem there,” he added. The holy Shiite city of Karbala lies 108 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. AmR (P) 1