based Saudi Gazette. The corrected item follows: 0005 Saudi delegates woo Indian investors on eve of King Abdullah's January visit to India Hyderabad, India, Nov 26, SPA -- A high-level Saudi business delegation has urged Indian companies and investors to take advantage of the tremendous opportunities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and put in their expertise and resources to develop strategic partnerships with Saudi companies. At the same time they said the Saudi businessmen were also keen to further increase their investments in India. The delegation headed by Abdulrahman Abdulaziz Arabiah, the co-chairman Saudi-Indian Business Council, visited the Hitec City and held an interactive session with several Indian businessmen and companies under the aegis of the Confederation of Indian Industry, according to a report published today by the Jeddah-based Saudi Gazette. The 28-member delegation included Ghassan Ahmad Al-Sulaiman, the chairman of Jeddah's Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The visit assumes a lot of significance as it comes ahead of the landmark visit of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdul-aziz to India in January. "We want to put a new fuel, a new energy in our centuries-old relationship with this exploratory visit ," said Abulrahman Arabiah. "We will come back again and again to explore and develop new partnerships," he said. --MORE 1111 Local Time 0811 GMT
