Havana - Cuban leader Fidel Castro and his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chavez, met for four hours on Saturday to discuss Latin America, world problems and bilateral relations, Cuban state television reported.
The official report, read on the evening news, said the two leaders focused "on the history of our two peoples, the solid and growing relations between Cuba and Venezuela, the situation in Latin America and the serious problems faced by humanity".
Castro shared with the Venezuelan president his recollections of Argentine-born revolutionary Ernesto Che Guevara, who was killed in Bolivia 40 years ago.
On Sunday, Chavez will broadcast his weekly radio program "Alo, Presidente" from the Cuban city of Santa Clara, where the remains of Che Guevara are interred.
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Chavez's visit has given rise to speculation that Castro may somehow take part in the program amid speculation about the communist leader's health.
The Venezuelan president also plans to meet with Fidel Castro's brother Raul, who officially took over the reins of power in Cuba on July 31, 2006, following the leader's intestinal surgery.
This is Chavez's seventh visit to Cuba since Castro's health crisis. The Venezuelan leader used each of these opportunities to speak to the public about the Cuban leader's health.
Authorities have remained tight-lipped about the communist leader's condition. Castro, who has survived several assassination attempts, said shortly after his operation that his health must remain a "state secret".
Accompanied on the trip by his ministers of foreign affairs, energy, agriculture, communication and tourism, Chavez was also due to review bilateral agreements with Cuba on health, education, sport and trade.
Trade and energy are priority issues. Cuba, under tight embargo by the United States, imports 92,000 barrels of oil a day from Venezuela and the two allies did 2.5 billion dollars' worth of trade in 2006.
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