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Be Seen
Former Cuban leader
Fidel Castro met with
visiting Venezuelan
President Hugo Chavez
late Tuesday, according
to video footage on
state television.
The images of Fidel
Castro chatting in a
garden with Chavez were
shown in the footage,
the first time the
former Cuban leader has
appeared in a TV
broadcast since January.
The 81-year-old Castro
looked thin but vigorous
as he talks with Chavez
and his younger brother
Raul Castro, the current
Cubanleader, in the
video footage which did
not include audio.
Cuba's official daily
"Granma" said in a
Tuesday report the talks
between Chavez and Fidel
lasted for three hours,
during which they
discussed major problems
facing the world such as
the food and financial
crisis, as well as
energy issues and
bilateral issues.
Chavez said Fidel
Castro, who fell ill in
the summer of 2006, is
"alive and kicking."
Chavez arrived in Cuba
Monday afternoon on a
working visit.
Fidel Castro has not
been seen in public
since he became ill two
years ago. He resigned
as president in
February, relinquishing
the post to his brother
Raul.
The former leader was
last seen in video and
pictures when Brazilian
President Luiz Inacio
Lula da Silva visited
Cuba on Jan.16.
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Former Cuban leader Fidel
Castro (L) gestures during meeting with his brother
Cuban President Raul Castro and Venezuela's President
Hugo Chavez (R) in Havana June 18, 2008
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