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Aung San Suu Kyi Receives First Foreign Visitor in Five Years

Aung San Suu Kyi Receives First Foreign Visitor in Five Years

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THE BRIEF
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Former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with Arnaud de Baecque, the resident representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross, in Naypyitaw on Monday.

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The 81-year-old Nobel laureate, who is serving an 18-year sentence, was photographed for the first time in years, marking the first such visit since her 2021 detention.

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While her son Kim Aris called the meeting a positive first step, he noted that the family has received no independent verification of her health or wellbeing.