Key facts
- Aung San Suu Kyi met with an International Committee of the Red Cross representative on Monday.
- The meeting took place in Naypyitaw, Myanmar's capital.
- Concerns have been raised about the health of the 81-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner.
- Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained since the February 2021 coup.
- Photographs showed Suu Kyi smiling and appearing relaxed, cutting a birthday cake.
Myanmar's detained former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, met with a representative from the International Committee of the Red Cross on Monday in Naypyitaw, the nation's capital. The encounter comes amid growing concerns about the health of the 81-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who has been held in detention since the military coup in February 2021. Photographs released with the announcement showed Suu Kyi smiling, appearing relaxed, and cutting a birthday cake, suggesting the meeting may have occurred during a celebration for her birthday. Her physical condition could not be independently assessed from the images.