India, Aug. 3 -- Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with a representative of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the capital on Monday, in a rare contact with the outside world since the military seized power in 2021.

The military-backed government released photographs showing Suu Kyi meeting Arnaud de Baecque, the ICRC's representative to Myanmar, and shaking hands with him in a wood-panelled room.

The Presidential Press and Information Bureau said the meeting took place on Monday morning but did not disclose where it was held or provide details of the discussions.

Two other photographs showed Suu Kyi cutting a pink birthday cake bearing the message, "Happy Birthday Aunty Suu, 19.6.2026", suggesting the ...