Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross representative
Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the capital on Monday, in a rare contact with the outside world since the military seized power in 2021.
The military-backed government released photographs showing Suu Kyi meeting Arnaud de Baecque, the ICRC's representative to Myanmar, and shaking hands with him in a wood-panelled room.
The Presidential Press and Information Bureau said the meeting took place on Monday morning but did not disclose where it was held or provide details of the discussions.
Two other photographs showed Suu Kyi cutting a pink birthday cake bearing the message, "Happy Birthday Aunty Suu, 19.6.2026", suggesting the images may have been taken during a celebration of her 81st birthday in June.
Suu Kyi, who has been held out of public view for much of the time since the military coup, appeared relaxed and was smiling in the photographs.
Her physical condition, however, could not be independently assessed from the images.
The 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate has been detained since the military ousted her elected government in February 2021. She has since faced a series of legal proceedings and has largely been kept away from public view.
