Castro praises Obama's `courageous' stand on climate changeSeptember 24th, 2009 HAVANA - Cuban leader Fidel Castro has praised US President Barack Obama for taking a "courageous" stand on climate change, but added it was not right that Obama tried to make people believe that humanity could survive under the laws of capitalism. Castro wrote in a commentary, titled "El Obama serio" (The Serious Obama) and published by state media Wednesday, that the US president's address at the UN Tuesday was a "courageous gesture" that showed his concern about climate change.
Juanes concert a blow to US: Fidel CastroSeptember 23rd, 2009 HAVANA - Former Cuban president Fidel Castro described last Sunday's concert by Juanes as a blow to the 47-year-old US economic embargo against his country. "The Cuban people, especially in their magnificent youth, showed that even in the midst of a brutal economic blockade, it's possible to overcome unimaginable obstacles," Castro said in his latest column "Reflections" published Monday night.
New photo shows civilian-clothed Fidel Castro meeting Chinese parliament leader outsideSeptember 4th, 2009 Photo shows Fidel Castro outside, in dress shirtHAVANA — Cuban state media have released a second recent photo showing Fidel Castro in regular civilian clothing instead of the track suits that he commonly wore after falling ill in July 2006. In the picture, the 83-year-old Castro is shaking hands with the visiting head of the Chinese parliament in the walled backyard of an undisclosed home.
A healthier-looking Fidel Castro welcomes Ecuador's Correa in private visitAugust 23rd, 2009 Healthy looking Fidel Castro meets Ecuador leaderHAVANA — Cuba's Communist Youth newspaper is showing a photo of a healthier-looking Fidel Castro talking with the visiting Ecuadorean president. Sunday's photo in Juventud Rebelde shows the 83-year-old Castro wearing a white shirt instead of the sports apparel he has worn in recent photos.
Venezuela's Chavez shares cake with Fidel Castro on Cuba leader's 83rd birthdayAugust 15th, 2009 Chavez back from Cuba for Fidel's 83rd birthdayCARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez said Friday he found his close ally and mentor Fidel Castro in good health during a visit to Cuba to celebrate the Cuban leader's 83rd birthday. Chavez says they shared a cake.
Castro believes Obama wants to improve ties with CubaApril 9th, 2009 HAVANA - Former Cuban president Fidel Castro has said he believes US President Barack Obama wants to improve relations with Cuba, but the US political reality will not make that possible. Castro said in an article that when one of the lawmakers, Bobby Rush, told him that Obama would need help from Cuba to end the five-decade chill in US-Cuban ties, he replied by observing 'that the objective realities' of the US are 'stronger than Obama's sincere intentions'.
US delegation to Cuba meets Fidel CastroApril 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Former Cuban president Fidel Castro met Tuesday with three visiting members of the US Congress in what they called a sign that Cuba wants to open a new dialogue with Washington. After a two-hour meeting with Castro, Congresswoman Barbara Lee told reporters in Washington that she was convinced the Cubans want to talk with Washington about normalising relations.
Chilean president meets 'agile, active' Fidel CastroFebruary 13th, 2009 HAVANA - Ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who has not been seen in public since 2006, was 'very agile and active', said Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, Cuban media reported Friday. 'He is in very good condition, we talked for long,' Bachelet told reporters late Thursday after the meeting.
Obama unable to solve economic problems: Fidel CastroFebruary 9th, 2009 HAVANA - Former Cuban president Fidel Castro has said that Barack Obama is incapable of solving the problems faced by the US. In his Monday newspaper column, Reflections, Castro also suggested that other countries would be the real victims of the US financial crisis.
Obama's policies losing virginity: Fidel CastroFebruary 6th, 2009 HAVANA - Former Cuban president Fidel Castro has criticised US President Barack Obama saying his 'politics is losing virginity', the EFE news agency reported Saturday. 'Sooner rather than later, Obama's politics are losing their virginity,' he said in his article titled 'Reflection' published in official media Friday.
Obama's politics losing its virginity: Fidel CastroFebruary 6th, 2009 HAVANA - Cuban leader Fidel Castro has said that US President Barack Obama's politics was 'losing its virginity', Spanish news agency EFE reported Saturday. In the third article in two weeks criticising the actions of the new US president, Cuba's ex-president commented on White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel's statement that 'what interests president Obama is the Cuban-American community'.
No political concessions for Guantanamo return: Fidel CastroJanuary 29th, 2009 HAVANA - Cuba will not grant any political concessions to the US for a possible return of the Guantanamo Bay naval base, the country's ailing revolutionary leader Fidel Castro has said. In an column titled 'Deciphering the thought of the new US president', posted on the government-run cubadebate.cu website, Castro wrote that US President Barack Obama had to return the territory without any conditions attached.
Fidel Castro hails Obama's 'honesty'January 22nd, 2009 HAVANA - Ailing Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro has called new US President Barack Obama a 'honest' person with good intentions, but expressed doubt whether he could transform those into action. The former Cuban president said Obama's inaugural speech as 'impressive' in a comparative article 'Reflection' recounting Castro's conversation Wednesday with visiting Argentine head of state Cristina Fernandez, EFE news agency reported Friday.
Fidel Castro holds surprise meeting with visiting Argentinean presidentJanuary 21st, 2009 HAVANA - Ailing Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro received visiting Argentinean President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner here, Cuban news agency Prensa Latina reported Thursday. The 82-year-old leader, who has permanently relinquished rule to his brother, Raul Castro, has been rarely seen in public since suffering from a serious health crisis in 2006.
Cuban revolution 'stronger than ever' at 50: Raul CastroJanuary 1st, 2009 SANTIAGO DE CUBA - Cuban President Raul Castro said Thursday that the Cuban revolution after 50 years was 'stronger than ever despite the obsessive and revengeful hate of the United States.'
Despite the current difficult times, the revolutionary movement had moved barely a millimetre from its principles, the younger brother of the ailing revolutionary leader Fidel Castro said at the formal celebration of the anniversary. The 77-year-old president spoke in Santiago de Cuba, the southern town where Fidel Castro declared victory from city hall over the Fulgencio Batista regime on Jan 1, 1959.
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