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HAVANA - Cuban leader Fidel Castro, who has not been seen in public for 10 months, will appear on Cuban television on Tuesday in his first interview since undergoing emergency surgery last year, a TV announcer said today.
In a short preview of the interview, a healthier-looking Castro spoke about Vietnamese leader Nong Duc Manh who visited him on Saturday.
Castro, 80, wore a red and white track suit and not his trademark military fatigues.
He has not been seen in those since he underwent bowel surgery last July.The interview will be aired at 6pm local time (2200 GMT) on Cuba's Mesa Redonda (Round Table) nightly television programme, hosted by journalist Randy Alonso.
Castro, who was forced to hand over power temporarily to his brother Raul Castro on July 31, has appeared less frail in recent video images, adding credibility to official reports that he has almost recovered fully.
The Cuban leader underwent several intestinal operations and his life was in danger last year due to an undisclosed illness that is thought be diverticulitis, or inflamed sacs in the large intestine.
It is not clear whether Castro will be strong enough to return to governing Cuba again.
- REUTERS, NZPA
