ICRC says its delegate visited Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar

A private meeting was held between an International Committee of the Red Cross delegate and Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday.

The ​International ​Committee of ‌the Red Cross ​said an ICRC delegate ‌visited Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday ‌and had the opportunity ‌to speak to the Nobel laureate in private.

"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," an ICRC ⁠statement said, referring to her using ⁠a ⁠Burmese honorific.