RIYADH, 16 February 2007 — Saudi Arabia and India are to set up a permanent panel to boost cooperation in sports and youth welfare sector. This joint committee is within the framework of the Saudi-Indo cooperation announced by Prince Sultan ibn Fahd, president of the General Presidency of Youth Welfare (GPYW) and Mani Shankar Aiyer, the visiting India’s minister of sports and youth affairs, here yesterday after their official talks.