Ousted Egypt leader Mohammed Morsi well - EU's Ashton

EU's Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton says Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi is well, but she does not know where he is being held.
Baroness Ashton had two hours of "in-depth" discussions with Mr Morsi on Monday, but declined to give details of what he had told her, insisting: "I'm not going to put words in his mouth."
She said Mr Morsi had access to TV and newspapers and followed developments.
Mr Morsi has been detained since he was overthrown by the military on 3 July.
Baroness Ashton's second visit to Egypt in 12 days comes after more than 70 Morsi supporters were killed in clashes with security forces on Saturday.
The ousted leader's allies have said they are planning a major protest in Cairo on Tuesday, and the interim government has warned that any violation of the law will be dealt with "firmly".
Security officials have also threatened to dismantle the main protest sit-in at a square near the Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in the capital's north-east, where Saturday's deadly clashes erupted.
Baroness Ashton's spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic announced early on Tuesday that the EU's high representative for foreign affairs had become the first outside official to meet Mr Morsi since he was deposed.
She had asked to see him earlier this month during her first visit to Cairo in the present crisis, but it did not happen.
Some reports said that she was taken to the meeting on Monday night by military helicopter, suggesting that Mr Morsi may be being held somewhere outside the capital.
At a news conference on Tuesday, Baroness Ashton described their discussions as "friendly, open and frank".
"We talked for two hours. We talked in depth," she said. "I also told him… that I was not going to represent his views, because in the circumstances he cannot correct me."
"He has access to information in terms of TV and newspapers, so we were able to talk about the situation. And we able to talk about the need to move forward."
Asked where Mr Morsi was being detained, Baroness Ashton said: "I don't know where he is, but I saw the facilities he has."
Baroness Ashton said she had met both sides and told them the EU wanted to "help the people of Egypt determine their own future".
"This great country has to move forward, and has to do so in an inclusive way," she added. "We need to find a calm solution to the situation."


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