The son of the detained Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi continues to urge the international community to push for his mother’s unconditional release, stating that the military government’s decision to allow her to meet visitors was a tactical move. Kim Aris, Suu Kyi’s son, revealed Tuesday that he had spoken directly with the International Committee of the Red Cross representative who met with his mother, noting that it was good news and brought renewed hope. His relief was evident in how he relayed that the ICRC representative had met Suu Kyi and that she appeared to be well. “At last, after five tortuous years of my mother wrongly jailed by a brutal military regime, I have evidence that she is still alive,” Aris said in a written statement sent to the Hankyoreh on the same day.“I feel anger that she is being unjustly held and has been held in effective solitary confinement for more than five years,” he went on. Aris emphasized that his mother remained in the spotlight of the international community thanks to the political pressure exerted by ASEAN and governments around the world. “I sincerely thank every government, parliamentarian, diplomat, international organization, journalist, human rights advocate and supporter who has stood with my family throughout these difficult years. I am especially grateful to everyone who joined and amplified the proof of life campaign,” he said. In an exclusive video interview with the Hankyoreh on July 24, Aris urged the ICRC, independent medical personnel or diplomats to verify the whereabouts and well-being of Suu Kyi, as direct contact with her family was not possible. However, he warned that her recent meeting with the ICRC was no more than the “first, albeit welcome, step,” emphasizing transparency around her current situation and guaranteed contact and communication with her family. “The pressure to free her must not be lessened,” Aris said, urging for her unconditional release and for that of all political prisoners, as well as for the military regime to be held accountable. Aris also noted that this meeting took place a mere days before Min Aung Hlaing, the president of Myanmar, visited Thailand. “We cannot forget that this move by MAH was tactical vs humanitarian,” he said, remarking on how MAH is “continuing the push towards legitimacy without first meeting any of the terms in [ASEAN’s] Five-Point Consensus. Pressure must be maintained.” In the ASEAN Five-Point Consensus, ASEAN leaders agreed that there should be an “immediate cessation of violence in Myanmar,” “constructive dialogue among all parties concerned,” that a “special envoy of the ASEAN Chair shall facilitate mediation of the dialogue process,” and the provision of “humanitarian assistance.” Aside from the implementation of the Five-Point Consensus, ASEAN requested that the military regime release political prisoners, including Suu Kyi, and allow them to hold meetings. Hlaing will pay an official visit to Thailand from Thursday to Friday, where he will hold talks with Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and attend a bilateral business forum. Hlaing, who led the 2021 coup d’état, was inaugurated as president in April after winning an election that was controlled by the military regime. Following the beginning of his term, he has visited China, India and Laos; this visit to Thailand marks his fourth overseas trip. Reuters analyzed that Hlaing may be attempting to secure international legitimacy after being subject to Western sanctions and excluded from the ASEAN summit.