Brazil's Lula to visit Cuba
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| Published on Wednesday, November 14, 2007 |
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BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP): Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will visit Cuba on November 22-33 and hopes to see ailing leader Fidel Castro during the trip, the foreign ministry announced Tuesday.
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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
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On the official visit Lula is tentatively planning to meet with Fidel Castro's brother Raul, who has acted as interim president ever since Fidel underwent surgery in July 2006, according to government officials.
But the meeting still needs to be confirmed, the officials said.
Lula indicated he might go to Cuba at the Ibero-American summit last week in Santiago, Chile.
"I don't know what the state of his health is, but if it is good, yes we will meet," Lula said during the summit.
The visit comes after an invitation from Cuba, according to the foreign ministry.
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