Cuba's Fidel Castro is recovering well from a stomach illness and could return to lead his country, Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque said today. "He is recovering noticeably," Perez Roque told reporters on a visit to Panama.
"We are optimistic he will return to work at the appropriate moment." When asked if that meant Castro would take up presidential duties again, Perez Roque replied, "Yes," but said he was unable to give a time frame for any return to office.
Castro (80) handed over power to his brother, Defense Minister Raul Castro, in July after undergoing emergency intestinal surgery and has not been seen in public since, fueling speculation he was dying from cancer.
But in a surprise live radio appearance earlier this week, Castro said he was recovering and feeling stronger.