Suu Kyi visits U.N. official
Aung San Suu Kyi, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate held under house arrest in Myanmar, left her home for the first time since May to meet with a United Nations diplomat, telling the official she needed more frequent medical attention.
Suu Kyi talked Saturday with Ibrahim Gambari, U.N. undersecretary-general for political affairs, during an hourlong meeting at a government guesthouse.
“Aung San Suu Kyi conveyed to Gambari that she is in good health but requires more regular medical visits,” said the statement issued by the U.N.’s office in Yangon, also known as Rangoon. It did not provide details of her health condition.
Suu Kyi’s personal physician was quoted by state media this month as saying that he had not visited her since Aug. 24 because of political developments in the country.
Gambari, on a four-day visit to press the government to adopt human rights and political reforms, met with Suu Kyi, 61, in May, the last time she was permitted to leave her home. The political prisoner has spent 11 of the last 17 years in detention, mostly under house arrest.
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