He also said the new military leaders would work to establish a calendar "acceptable to everyone" for holding new elections, without giving further details.[11] The junta spokesman told reporters that the coup had taken place “without any physical violence against those arrested, who are being held in a safe place, with respect for their dignity.”[31] Al Jazeera reported that negotiations were already underway between ECOWAS and military junta leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba.[12]