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

https://mins.news/en/item/12371

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-03 12:56 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/3/detained-myanmar-leader-suu-kyi-has-first-foreign-visitor-in-five-years?traffic_source=rss

> Aung San Suu Kyi has met with a representative of the Red Cross. It is her first confirmed contact with a foreign official since 2021. The meeting took place while she remains detained. No further details about the encounter were provided.

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