Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, has been ostracised by a global rights community that once adored her but is now outraged at her tepid reaction to the plight of the Rohingya. After the talks in the capital Naypyidaw, the pontiff will address Suu Kyi and diplomats there — his first opportunity to speak publicly about the conflict that looms over his trip. Pope heads into Rohingya diplomatic minefieldFrancis flies up to Naypyidaw Tuesday afternoon to meet Aung San Suu Kyi. Rights groups have clamoured for Suu Kyi to be stripped of her peace prize. Just days before the papal visit, Myanmar and Bangladesh signed a deal to start repatriating Rohingya refugees within two months.

Source: The Express Tribune November 28, 2017 07:18 UTC