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Fidel Castro Says Venezuela’s Chavez “Is Much Better”
HAVANA – Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who remains in Cuba convalescing from his fourth cancer surgery since June 2011, “is much better,” retired Cuban head of state Fidel Castro said.
“It’s been a hard fight, but he’s been improving. We have to cure him. Chavez is very important for his country and for Latin America,” Castro said after casting his ballot in Sunday’s legislative elections, Communist Party daily Granma reported.
The leader of the Cuban Revolution added that he is briefed daily on Chavez’s condition.
The 86-year-old Fidel transferred power to younger brother Raul Castro in July 2006 due to a grave illness.
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