Fidel Castro breaks long silence with interview

Photographs of the sit-down with a journalist from Venezolana de Television have been posted on Cubadebate, a state-run website. The show the 85-year-old revolutionary looking relaxed and healthy.
The website says the interview occurred Tuesday, but it has not yet been broadcast and it was not immediately clear when it would be. Venezuelan journalist Mario Silva conducted the interview. On the website, he described Castro as “alive and kicking.”