European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton says Egypt's ousted President Mohamed Morsi, is in good health and has access to the news.

 

　　However she says she does not know where Morsi is being held.

 

　　Shen Chengcheng has more.

 

　　Ashton was allowed to meet with Morsi for two hours Monday evening.

 

　　However, she declined to reveal anything further about their conversation.

 

　　Morsi's spokesman Yasser Aly has described the meeting as being a "positive step".

 

　　"As EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton mentioned that there is a political initiative to end this crisis, we believe that a security solution will not solve the crisis and will not make protesters leave the streets that they have been camping out on for a month."

 

　　Morsi supporters say they are planning more protests in Cairo but the interim government has warned that any violation of the law will be dealt with firmly.

 

　　Security officials also threatened to dismantle a main protest sit-in near a mosque in Cairo's northeast.

 

　　As part of her mediation mission to end Egypt's political unrest, Ashton has also held talks with interim leadership, including army chief General Abdul Fattah al-Sisi and representatives of activist groups.

 

　　She is the first foreign diplomat to meet Morsi since he was detained after being overthrown close to a month ago.

 

　　For CRI, I'm Shen Chengcheng.