Castro comes out on Venezuelan radio
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| Published on Thursday, March 1, 2007 |
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HAVANA, Cuba (UPI): Cuban President Fidel Castro spoke Tuesday on a Venezuelan radio show, the first time the ailing leader has made a live address since falling ill in July.
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Cuban President Fidel Castro (L) and his
Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chavez.
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Speaking on the morning program of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Castro said he was recovering well and had "lots of energy," Venezuela's Globovision TV reported.
The 80-year-old Cuban president stepped down in late July -- supposedly temporarily -- and appointed his brother Raul Castro as the communist island's interim leader.
There has been much speculation regarding Castro's illness, which the Cuban government considers a state secret. At the time of his stepping down, Cuban officials said he was suffering from a gastro-intestinal illness that required surgery.
US officials have openly speculated that Castro is suffering from terminal cancer, a notion that Havana denies. | | | | Reads : 175 | | | |
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