Castro could return to power "soon": minister
21/3/2007 16:29
Cuban leader Fidel Castro is recovering and could return to power "soon",
Basic Industry Minister Yadira Garcia said yesterday.
Speaking to reporters
about Castro's health, Garcia said, "What we are expecting is that we will have
him back with us, in a more active way, soon."
"Our comandante is recovering,
(and) his recovery process is making progress," Garcia said.
"I would say
that he is already with the leadership in deciding key issues and making the
most important decisions in the country, " the minister said.
"We have been
receiving his directions and instructions he gives, and the outlook is very
good, very favorable," Garcia added.
On the recent remark by Bolivian
President Evo Morales that Castro would make his first public appearance on
April 28 at a meeting after undergoing an intestinal surgery last July, the
minister said, "I think that was a remark made by President Evo Morales, which
could have been built on a certain basis."
Castro temporarily handed over
power to Defense Minister Raul Castro after undergoing the surgery. He has not
been seen in public since then.
Xinhua
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