India's Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed has stressed the need to further bolster bilateral relations between India and Saudi Arabia. Addressing the concluding session of the Saudi-Indian Youth Forum here, the minister described Indo-Saudi relations as deep-rooted and based on strong and solid foundations, according to a report published today by the Jeddah-based Arab News. The session was also attended by several senior Indian and Saudi officials, including Yousuf Al-Saadoun, undersecretary at the Saudi Foreign Ministry for economic and cultural affairs and head of the Saudi youth delegation, and Saudi Ambassador to India Saud bin Mohammed Al-Sati. The delegation arrived in New Delhi on the last leg of a 10-day tour, which also took them to India's IT hubs of Bangalore and Hyderabad. --MORE
