CARACAS (Reuters) – Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro may visit Venezuela, his ally Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said yesterday, in what would be Castro’s first visit abroad in at least four years.
“Dare I say that it is probable that Fidel Castro will visit Venezuela again, it’s probable,” Chavez told a television audience.
“I have invited him to visit us. … Long live Fidel! We await you, comrade, so you can give a speech here of five or six hours,” Chavez said.
Castro, 84, reappeared in July after a four-year absence due to a serious illness that forced him to hand power to his brother Raul Castro.
He has not left the country since his 2006 illness, according to the Cuban government.
