New Delhi, ARAB NEWS

Prominent Indian businessman Yusuffali M.A. met with Riyadh Gov. Prince Salman during a business meeting here and expressed his delight over the growing relations between Saudi Arabia and India.

Yusuffali, who is managing director of the Abu Dhabi-based Emke Group, said Prince Salman's visit to New Delhi would contribute to further strengthening Saudi-India relations.

Yusuffali, who is the owner of the popular Lulu supermarket chain, was accompanied by Shehim Mohammad, manager of Lulu in Saudi Arabia. Lulu has opened its first shopping outlet in the eastern Saudi city of Alkhobar. It was the group's 76th branch in the region. The chain accounts for nearly a third of the Gulf's retail market share with a customer flow of 350,000 shoppers daily region-wide.