{"id":131657,"date":"2015-07-05T14:04:31","date_gmt":"2015-07-05T14:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=131657"},"modified":"2015-07-05T14:04:31","modified_gmt":"2015-07-05T14:04:31","slug":"cubas-fidel-castro-in-rare-appearance-at-cheese-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/07\/cubas-fidel-castro-in-rare-appearance-at-cheese-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba’s Fidel Castro in rare appearance at cheese meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"
Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has appeared in public for the first time in more than a month.<\/p>\n
State television showed images of Mr Castro at a meeting with cheese experts near the capital, Havana.<\/p>\n
Fidel Castro, 88, handed power to his younger brother Raul in 2006 after struggling to recover from illness.<\/p>\n
His appearance comes days after Cuba and the United States announced they were reopening embassies in each other’s capitals on 20 July.<\/p>\n
Mr Castro is rarely seen in public, and secrecy about his health means his public appearances are scrutinised by the media.<\/p>\n