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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said Friday that he made a second visit to his ailing ally, Cuban leader Fidel Castro, before arriving in China this week.
"Fidel is recuperating. I saw him again three days ago. We spoke a bit, a couple hours, and from there (Havana) we came to China," Chavez said during a news conference in Beijing broadcast by Venezuela's state TV channel.
Chavez has kept close tabs on Castro's health since the 80-year-old Cuban leader underwent intestinal surgery and temporarily handed over presidential power to his younger brother Raul on July 31.
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