Myanmar junta allows Red Cross meeting with Suu Kyi
The short version
Myanmar’s military government allowed a meeting between detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi and an International Committee of the Red Cross official. The encounter marks the first publicized visit by a foreign official to Suu Kyi since she was removed from power in a 2021 coup.
Myanmar’s detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) representative on Monday, according to the country’s Presidential Press and Information Bureau.2,1 The meeting was the first publicized encounter between Suu Kyi and a foreign official since she was ousted in a 2021 military coup.2 Arnaud de Baecque, the ICRC’s resident representative to Myanmar, attended the meeting.1
The Presidential Press and Information Bureau released two photographs showing Suu Kyi shaking hands and holding talks with de Baecque.1 Suu Kyi was removed from power in February 2021 by Myanmar’s military, which has since ruled the country.2 The coup triggered an ongoing civil war that has resulted in more than 100,000 deaths, according to the report.2
Why it matters
Aung San Suu Kyi is Myanmar’s former State Counsellor and a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who led the country’s democratically elected government before the 2021 military coup.2
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an independent humanitarian organization that provides assistance and protection to victims of armed conflict and other situations of violence.1
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