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Myanmar Junta Says Aung San Suu Kyi Met Red Cross Official After Proof-of-Life Pressure
['Mamatha Janakiraman']
ibtimes.sg : Top News
A government spokesperson said Arnaud de Baecque, the ICRC's resident representative to Myanmar, met with Suu Kyi on Monday morning in Naypyidaw.
The president's office released a photograph purporting to show the meeting, depicting Suu Kyi, 81, in traditional Burmese dress, smiling as she shook hands with de Baecque inside a sparse room with wooden floors and walls.
Coup leader Min Aung Hlaing was installed as Myanmar's civilian president that same month following elections rights groups have described as highly restricted.
The disclosure comes as multiple governments have pressed Myanmar's military-backed administration for greater transparency about Suu Kyi's condition, including the United States, China and Thailand.
Suu Kyi's 2021 ouster triggered a civil war in Myanmar that has killed more than 100,000 people across all sides, a conflict that continues alongside the diplomatic pressure over her individual case.