国际红十字委员会驻缅甸代表阿诺德·德贝克周一在首都内比都会见了被拘留的缅甸前领导人昂山素季，这是自2022年末以来外界首次获得她的直接接触[1]。81岁的昂山素季自2021年2月军事政变推翻其领导的民选政府后遭到拘留，长期以来其生存状况和健康信息鲜为外人所知[1]。
此次会见是缅甸军政府在国际压力下采取的举措[1]。昂山素季的子金·亚瑞斯此前曾公开呼吁当局证明其母亲仍然活着，而泰国外交部长西哈萨克于7月也曾敦促获得接触昂山素季的机会以验证其健康状况[1]。缅甸当局在4月下旬称昂山素季已改为软禁[1]，不过此前在5月菲律宾请求允许东盟特使访问时遭到拒绝[1]。缅甸影子政府发言人奈鹏拉特则继续呼吁无条件释放昂山素季[1]。
The International Committee of the Red Cross has made contact with detained former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the country's capital Naypyidaw, marking the first outside verification of her condition in years amid widespread concerns about her whereabouts and health [1]. The 81-year-old has been held in detention since Myanmar's military seized power in a coup in February 2021, overthrowing the elected government she led [1]. Arnold De Beck, the ICRC's representative in Myanmar, visited Suu Kyi on Monday [1].
International pressure has intensified calls for proof of her wellbeing, particularly following her son Kim Aris's public appeals to confirm she is alive [1]. Little information about Suu Kyi has emerged since late 2022 [1]. In April, Myanmar authorities announced she had been transferred to house arrest [1]. Previous attempts to access her have been denied—the Philippines requested permission for an ASEAN envoy to visit in May, which was rejected, while Thailand's foreign minister called in July for an opportunity to verify health claims about her [1]. Myanmar's shadow government spokesperson Nay Pyi Rat has demanded her unconditional release [1].