Image taken on Aug. 15, 2016 shows Cuba's revolutionary leader and former President Fidel Castro (R) meeting with Bolivian President Evo Morales, in Havana, Cuba. Morales arrived here Monday and met the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, as part of celebrations for Castro's 90th birthday. (Xinhua/ABI)
HAVANA, Aug.16 (Xinhua) -- Bolivian President Evo Morales arrived here Monday and met the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, as part of celebrations for Castro's 90th birthday.
President Morales posted two messages with some images on his Twitter account. Morales described Castro as being as "lucid as ever."
As one of the images shows, Castro and Morales watched the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro together and witnessed how Cuban wrestler Mijain Lopez won his third Olympic gold medal.
"The visit of Morales is another example of the excellent state of relations between the peoples and governments of Cuba and Bolivia," said Granma, the official newspaper of the Cuban Communist Party.
Last Saturday, Aug. 13, the day of Castro's 90th birthday, the Bolivian president congratulated Castro "wholeheartedly" on Twitter and praised his "enviable and unattainable life."
Image taken on Aug. 15, 2016 shows Cuba's revolutionary leader and former President Fidel Castro (R) receiving packages of quinoa as a gift from Bolivian President Evo Morales, in Havana, Cuba. Morales arrived here Monday and met the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, as part of celebrations for Castro's 90th birthday. (Xinhua/ABI)
Image taken on Aug. 15, 2016 shows Cuba's revolutionary leader and former President Fidel Castro (L) and Bolivian President Evo Morales (R) watching the coverage of the Greco-Roman Wrestling between Cuban Mijain Lopez Nunez and Turkish Riza Kayaalp at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, in Havana, Cuba. Morales arrived here Monday and met the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, as part of celebrations for Castro's 90th birthday. (Xinhua/ABI)
Image taken on Aug. 15, 2016 shows Cuba's revolutionary leader and former President Fidel Castro (R) meeting with Bolivian President Evo Morales, in Havana, Cuba. Morales arrived here Monday and met the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, as part of celebrations for Castro's 90th birthday. (Xinhua/ABI)