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Ousted Egypt leader Mohammed Morsi well - EU's Ashton Ousted Egypt leader Mohammed Morsi in good health, says Ashton
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EU Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton says Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi is "well", but that she does not know where he is being held. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton says Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi is "well", but that 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." Baroness Ashton said she had two hours of "frank, in-depth" discussions with Mr Morsi on Monday, without giving further details of the conversation.
She said Mr Morsi had access to TV and newspapers and followed developments. Mr Morsi had access to news and followed developments, she added.
Mr Morsi has been detained since he was overthrown by the military on 3 July. She is the first foreign diplomat to meet Mr Morsi since he was detained after being overthrown 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. Lady 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.
She held talks with the interim leadership, including army chief Gen Abdul Fattah al-Sisi and representatives of Mr Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood.
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".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.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.
Helicopter 'Pleased to see me'
Lady Ashton told the BBC that after a night journey involving a helicopter ride and other forms of transport, she met Mr Morsi at a military facility.Lady Ashton told the BBC that after a night journey involving a helicopter ride and other forms of transport, she met Mr Morsi at a military facility.
She said the deposed president was in "good health" and "good humour".She said the deposed president was in "good health" and "good humour".
"He had been told about half an hour before I arrived that I was coming. He was, I think, pleased to see me," she said."He had been told about half an hour before I arrived that I was coming. He was, I think, pleased to see me," she said.
"He is there with two advisers. They are there together. It is a military place. The people around him do care for him. I looked at the facilities.""He is there with two advisers. They are there together. It is a military place. The people around him do care for him. I looked at the facilities."
She described the talks as "friendly, open and very frank" but refused to elaborate further on their content.
"I'm not going to put words into his mouth," Lady Ashton said.
She added that the ousted leader had "access to information, in terms of TV and newspapers, so we were able to talk about the situation, and we were able to talk about the need to move forward".
She said there was a strong desire among leaders from all sides to find a way out of the crisis.She said there was a strong desire among leaders from all sides to find a way out of the crisis.
EU officials will keep up discussions to pursue elements that came up during Lady Ashton's visit, and she said she was ready to come back at any time if that would help.EU officials will keep up discussions to pursue elements that came up during Lady Ashton's visit, and she said she was ready to come back at any time if that would help.
The BBC's Jim Muir in Cairo says Mr Morsi's allies insist he must be restored to the presidency, and say they will continue their vigorous and very big street protests until that happens.The BBC's Jim Muir in Cairo says Mr Morsi's allies insist he must be restored to the presidency, and say they will continue their vigorous and very big street protests until that happens.
The interim presidency has said there will be no deviation from the transition plan, which does not involve Mr Morsi's reinstatement. But the interim presidency has insisted there will be no deviation from the transition plan, which does not involve Mr Morsi's reinstatement or involvement in the political process.
Mr Morsi has been formally remanded in custody at an undisclosed location, according to a judicial order.
He has been accused of the "premeditated murder of some prisoners, officers and soldiers" when he and several Muslim Brotherhood leaders were freed during a breakout at a Cairo prison in January 2011.
He is alleged to have plotted attacks on jails in the uprising that overthrew President Hosni Mubarak.
Mr Morsi is also accused of conspiring with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which governs the Gaza Strip and has strong links with the Muslim Brotherhood.