- Thailand's foreign minister, Sihasak Phuangketkeow, conveyed Asean's concerns regarding the welfare of Aung San Suu Kyi to Myanmar's new president, Min Aung Hlaing.
- Min Aung Hlaing assured the Thai minister that the 80-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner is being 'well looked after' in detention.
- Suu Kyi, Myanmar's last civilian leader, had her 27-year sentence reduced by one-sixth last week as part of a mass amnesty, though she remains imprisoned.
- Her son has expressed grave concerns about her declining health in prison, as she has not been seen since her trials concluded in December 2022.
- The meeting also involved discussions about Myanmar's potential return to Asean, with Thailand offering support for ending the civil war and seeking détente.
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