(CNN) -- The leader of this week's coup in Guinea assured senior officials Thursday "they are safe," a journalist with the state-run newspaper told CNN. Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara with Prime Minister Ahmed Tidiane Souare. Coup leader Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara met with Prime Minister Ahmed Tidiane Souare and about 30 other top officials at a military camp in Conakry, the nation's capital, said Ousmane Barry, a correspondent for the state-run Horoya newspaper. Camara has declared himself president of the National Council for Democracy, which he called a transitional body that will oversee the country's return to democracy. In effect, that makes Camara president of Guinea, which was thrown into turmoil Monday after the death of President Lansana Conte.
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Safety guarantees given to leading Guinea officials, reporter tells CNN
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Coup leaders made Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara de facto president
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Camara met prime minister and about 30 other top officials
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President Lansana Conte died Monday after near 25-year rule
@placeholder called Camara "Mr. President" at Thursday's meeting, which was witnessed by journalists, Barry said.