Myanmar's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi meets Red Cross official, president's office says

Myanmar's former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with the International Committee of the Red Cross' representative in the capital, according to the military-backed government. The meeting was confirmed by the Presidential Press and Information Bureau, which released photographs of the encounter.

The photographs showed Suu Kyi shaking hands with Arnaud de Baecque, the ICRC's representative to Myanmar, and meeting with him in a wood-paneled room. According to Euronews, Suu Kyi was deposed by the military in February 2021 and jailed, triggering a civil war that has killed more than 100,000 people.

Suu Kyi appeared relaxed and was smiling in the photos, with no obvious signs of ill health. Some of the photographs released suggested a celebration for her 81st birthday in June, with a pink birthday cake bearing the inscription, "Happy Birthday Aunty Suu, 19.6.2026". The location of the meeting and details about what was discussed were not disclosed.

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