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Vol. 5 Num 1069 Mon. June 04, 2007  
   
International


Castro meets Vietnamese official


Convalescing leader Fidel Castro received visiting Vietnamese Communist Party chief Nong Duc Manh, Cuban television reported Saturday.

"It was a meeting that ratified the warm ties that unite our nations," said an official statement read on the evening news broadcast.

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Cuban President Fidel Castro (R) embraces visiting head of Vietnam's Communist Party, Nong Duc Manh, in Havana on Saturday. PHOTO: AFP