LABOUR Market Regulatory Authority chief executive Ausamah Al Absi received Nepalese Foreign Secretary Arjun Bahadur Thapa. They discussed co-operation in issuing work permits for Nepalese expatriates in Bahrain.

Mr Al Absi briefed him on labour market reforms. Mr Thapa also toured the authority’s facilities and was briefed on services.

He was accompanied by chief of protocol Prasad Pokhrel and Nepalese Ambassador Dr Durga Bahadur Subedi.