Benin's Foreign Affairs Minister Nassirou Arifari Bako told the Associated Press news agency that Mr Bozize had asked for asylum but "nothing hasbeendecided yet".
"We are using expertise from the commercial sector on how to redevelop the site - there are a range of options from using it as a car park, disposing of it or applying to build on it but nothinghasbeendecided yet, " he said.