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Cuba's Castro arrives at Mercosur trade summit
Friday, July 21, 2006
CORDOBA, Argentina (AFP): Cuban leader Fidel Castro arrived Thursday at a Mercosur trade summit, a guest of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and incoming member, Venezuela.
Castro, nearly 80, appeared in an olive military uniform at the door of a Cubana airliner.
He arrived just hours after Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who is attending the group's meeting as a member for the first time.
With all five Mercosur presidents politically left of center, the political moment "could not be more favorable for Castro's visit," an Argentine diplomat told AFP before the Cuban president's arrival was confirmed.
Castro, who turns 80 on August 13, rarely travels outside of Cuba. Cuba is not a Mercosur member, but he is expected to sign an agreement easing trade with the South American free-trade zone.
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