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| The European Union's foreign policy chief has met Egypt's ousted President, Mohammed Morsi, her spokeswoman says. | The European Union's foreign policy chief has met Egypt's ousted President, Mohammed Morsi, her spokeswoman says. |
| Catherine Ashton visited Mr Morsi on Monday evening and held two hours of "in-depth" discussions with him. | |
| The location of the meeting was not given, but Mr Morsi has been detained since he was overthrown by the military on 3 July after days of mass protests. | |
| Baroness Ashton's visit comes after more than 70 Morsi supporters were killed in clashes with security forces. | |
| 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. | |
| Lady Ashton also met the head of Egypt's armed forces, Gen Abdul Fattah al-Sisi, and government ministers on Monday. | |
| She did not speak to reporters afterwards, but before arriving in the country she said she would be calling for a "fully inclusive transition process, taking in all political groups, including the Muslim Brotherhood", the Islamist movement to which Mr Morsi belongs. | |
| The Brotherhood and its allies insist that Mr Morsi must be reinstated. |