Detained Myanmar leader Suu Kyi has first foreign visitor in five years

First publicised meeting between the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and a foreign official held since she was ousted in a military coup in February 2021.Former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, overthrown and detained more than five years ago in a military coup that plunged the country into civil war, has been allowed to meet a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for the first time since she was deposed, after years of questions about the health and wellbeing of the 81-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner.Suu Kyi met with Arnaud de Baecque, Myanmar resident representative of the ICRC, on Monday in the capital, Naypyitaw, a government spokesperson said.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Myanmar releases first images of Aung San Suu Kyi since 2021 military couplist 2 of 3Myanmar military airstrike kills seven civilians in Rakhine statelist 3 of 3Myanmar court sentences activists to 37 years over election protestend of list“The visit was carried out in accordance with the ICRC’s standards and procedures for visiting people deprived of liberty. This included the opportunity to speak with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in private,” the ICRC said in a statement...