Fidel Castro: I Don’t Trust the US, Nor Have I Spoken with Them

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Fidel Castro does not "trust the US, nor have I spoken with them," the revolutionary icon, 88, said in a letter attributed to him and read out on state television Monday.

Many analysts expect that Cuba's president would not have set out on this diplomatic route without his brother's approval and support. That makes it stranger still that Fidel Castro has not spoken about Havana's change in course.
That led to speculation on the health of Fidel Castro - including rumors he was dying or dead earlier this month. Then his longtime friend footballer Diego Maradona announced two weeks ago that he had received a letter from Fidel Castro as well.

"Cuba's president has taken steps within his range of authority and the powers granted him by the National Assembly, and the Communist Party of Cuba," the letter attributed to Fidel Castro added.

"We shall always defend cooperation and friendship with all of the world's peoples, among them our political adversaries," the letter dated Monday added.
Obama has called on Congress to lift the US embargo on Havana, and used executive powers to ease some travel and trade restrictions. He has also given the State Department six months to review whether Cuba should remain on the terror list.

Fidel Castro stepped aside in 2006 during a health crisis. Raul Castro, the longtime armed forces chief, took his brother's place at Cuba's helm.
The last time Fidel Castro was seen in public was January 8, 2014 at an event for an artist friend, Alexis Leyva, who is nicknamed Kcho.

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