Detained Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi has met with a delegation from the International Federation of the Red Cross (ICRC). This marks her first confirmed outside contact since a letter to her son two and a half years ago.
Photographs of the meeting, released by Myanmar's military government, show Suu Kyi appearing healthy and relaxed. No specific details about her health or the conversation have been provided.
Suu Kyi was detained in 2021 after the armed forces deposed her government. She was sentenced to 33 years in jail on charges widely viewed as trumped-up, though her sentence has since been reduced and she is under house arrest.
The Myanmar government, led by Min Aung Hlaing, is reportedly attempting to end its diplomatic isolation. The publication of this meeting may suggest a willingness to accede to demands for Suu Kyi's release, though calls to end aerial bombardments and start civil war negotiations have so far been rejected.