Fidel Castro says ‘cheese’ | Washington Examiner

Ex- Cuban president Fidel Castro released a congratulatory letter for Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to the media on Monday, in which he praised Greece for recently voting “no” on a referendum outlining the country’s bailout terms created by worldwide creditors.

It’s rare for Fidel Castro to appear in public.

The act of restoring diplomatic ties and reopening embassies “concludes the first stage of what will be a long and complex process towards normalizing bilateral ties”, as many issues derived from past policies continue to affect the people and the country of Cuba and will have to be resolved, the Cuban government said in a statement.

Castro’s last public outing game in April, when he met with a group of Venezuelans visiting Cuba, in which he was described as “full of vitality”.

State media has published photos and videos showing the 88-year-old is alive and well as he participated in a four-hour exchange with 19 cheese masters at the Food Industry Research Institute.

Official media images show Castro wearing a white windbreaker, plaid shirt and gray trousers, The Huffington Post reports. The military uniform Castro had been photographed in for decades was gone. In 2008, Raul Castro, 84, was given leadership authority of the island nation.

The veteran leader who turns 89 in August shared his views on “frequent wars” over food, which he opined was a result of climate change, according to Latino Fox News.

Fidel Castro helped lead the Cuban Revolution and served as president of Cuba from 1976 to 2008. Apart from writing an occasional newspaper column, Fidel receives dignitaries at home.

The highly controversial decision to lift economic sanctions with Cuba while stating that such measures have not worked, came just several months after similar trade dictates were formalized against Russian Federation.

Ex- USA congressman Ron Paul says the United States needs to stop intervention in the internal affairs of Cuba if it wants to establish normal relations with the country.