Cuban Provincial
Leaders: Castro's
Resignation "Wise,"
"Self-Giving"
Leaders of Cuba's 14
provinces on Saturday
praised Fidel Castro's
resignation offer as
"wise" and
"self-giving".
In a letter to Castro,
the leaders said
Castro's resignation
letter was a "historic
document", and that his
offer to step down was a
"wise" and "self-giving"
decision made by a
person who "devoted
himself to the
development of his
country and did not rest
for even an hour."
Castro announced his
retirement on Tuesday,
after some 50 years in
office. He said he would
not seek reelection of
the president of the
Council of State and
commander in chief but
will definitely
communicate his thoughts
with Cuban citizens
through a newspaper
column titled
"Reflections of Comrade
Fidel."
