Fidel Castro‘s unofficial spokesperson, Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, announced today that the Cuban leader is “informally” back in the driver’s seat:

“There were moments in which he delegated completely his duties, but now he has taken on most of them again, though not formally,” said Chávez in a press conference with foreign correspondents when asked about the health of the Cuban president.

“I’m sure of it,” the Venezuelan president said.

Chávez also claims that in recents months he’s unwillingly become one Castro’s closest confidants, and received a written message last night from the Cuban leader in which he describes his recent health struggles. Chávez also claims that Castro has been keeping tabs on “the oil market, foreign trade with Venezuela, the Posada Carriles case and the continuous threats to Venezuela and Cuba.”

I wonder if Fidel has been reading VL?

Via / 20 Minutos