Fidel Castro Is in Good Health, Raul Castro
Cuban President Raul Castro asserted on Tuesday that Cuban Revolution''s leader Fidel Castro is very well and more disciplined than ever.
"He is reading and writing very much, and I could say that he is very well for his age," said Raul Castro in a conversation with students of a rural school in the II Frente Oriental Frank Pais municipality, in Santiago de Cuba, interested in knowing about Fidel Castro's health.
He exercises every day. He is more disciplined than ever, because he has breakfast and lunch on time. He goes to bed earlier, does not work until seven o'clock in the morning as he used to do before, the Cuban president explained in statements quoted by the nightly television news show.
In II Frente, more than 497 miles East from Havana, Raul Castro was interested in knowing the experience of the people from Santiago de Cuba in relation to the 5.5-degree earth tremor in the Richter scale on Saturday and at least three perceptible aftershocks.
He warned about the danger of telluric movements and encouraged the people, according to the television news show, which also reported on a meeting with experts of the National Seismological Center in the city of Santiago de Cuba.
The head of State spoke with some people about planning, Cuban economy and the consequences of the US blockade on this country for over 50 years.
Raul Castro visited the mausoleum of martyrs in II Frente, where he laid a wreath at his wife Vilma Espin's tomb and also at Spanish dancer Antonio Gades'.
In his visit, the president was accompanied by Vicepresident Ramiro Valdes, also Minister of Information and Communications, and Revolutionary Armed Forces Viceminister, Gen. Ramon Espinosa.
"He is reading and writing very much, and I could say that he is very well for his age," said Raul Castro in a conversation with students of a rural school in the II Frente Oriental Frank Pais municipality, in Santiago de Cuba, interested in knowing about Fidel Castro's health.
He exercises every day. He is more disciplined than ever, because he has breakfast and lunch on time. He goes to bed earlier, does not work until seven o'clock in the morning as he used to do before, the Cuban president explained in statements quoted by the nightly television news show.
In II Frente, more than 497 miles East from Havana, Raul Castro was interested in knowing the experience of the people from Santiago de Cuba in relation to the 5.5-degree earth tremor in the Richter scale on Saturday and at least three perceptible aftershocks.
He warned about the danger of telluric movements and encouraged the people, according to the television news show, which also reported on a meeting with experts of the National Seismological Center in the city of Santiago de Cuba.
The head of State spoke with some people about planning, Cuban economy and the consequences of the US blockade on this country for over 50 years.
Raul Castro visited the mausoleum of martyrs in II Frente, where he laid a wreath at his wife Vilma Espin's tomb and also at Spanish dancer Antonio Gades'.
In his visit, the president was accompanied by Vicepresident Ramiro Valdes, also Minister of Information and Communications, and Revolutionary Armed Forces Viceminister, Gen. Ramon Espinosa.
Source:
Prensa Latina
Date:
23/03/2010