On Sunday, Myanmar’s junta head met with a top figure from Aung San Suu Kyi’s deposed party for the first time since the February coup.
Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy party were overthrown by the military, forcing many of her closest political friends into hiding and arresting others.
The junta claims electoral fraud in the previous election as justification for the coup, but much of the country is in open revolt, demanding a restoration to democracy.
Min Aung Hlaing, the head of the Junta, met with Tin Oo, a longstanding politician and NLD supporter who has faded from the political scene in recent years due to age and ill-health.
“Min Aung Hlaing told U Tin Oo that health treatment could be provided if necessary, and his army hospital will help,” the junta’s information team announced.
During the meeting with Min Aung Hlaing, Tin Oo, a 94-year-old former army commander and co-founder of the NLD, was seen wearing his party badge, a characteristic red flag with a golden peacock.
Before being detained by the old junta, the junta commander met with Khin Nyunt, the former spy chief turned prime minister.
