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HAVANA — Fidel Castro ended a more than month-long silence Sunday to praise Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who is recovering in Cuba following surgery that he recently revealed was for cancer.
Castro lauded Cuba’s medical system and his country’s “close and indestructible friendship” with Chavez. Neither Chavez nor officials have given details about what kind of cancer he had or said when he’ll return to Caracas.
Castro’s essay was posted late Sunday on state-run Web portal Cubadebate and accompanied by photos of him meeting with Chavez that it said were taken earlier in the day.
Denver Post wire services
