Friday, September 15, 2006

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP): Acting Cuban leader Raul Castro met in Havana Thursday with leaders of the Group of 15 developing countries including Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

The G-15, which includes India and Iran, now has a total 18 members.

It was the first time the acting Cuban leader attended a working meeting on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement summit of 118 countries hosted by Cuba.

Castro, 75, replaced his brother Fidel Castro, 80, at the helm of communist Cuba after Fidel underwent intestinal surgery in late July and ceded power temporarily for the first time in almost 48 years.

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