Fidel Castro intends to write memoirs

Fidel Castro, who recently moved away from power after almost 50 years of government in Cuba, intends to start writing memoirs. The former Cuban leader himself reported this in the next article in local media.

Castro promised that he would begin memoirs as soon as he "allowed time." He is going to send a fee for his future journalistic work to the publication of books for employees of the Cuban Health System.

Earlier, 81-year-old Castro, who two weeks ago announced the abandonment of claims to the highest state posts for health reasons, had already expressed his intention to engage in writing memoirs. In one of the recent articles, he expressed regret that he had not made personal records before, but now he could not "recall" some details of the events of the past.

Castro does not appear in public after at the end of July 2006 he underwent a difficult operation on the intestine and then temporarily handed over the reign of the board to his brother Raul, who was elected to the new head of the Cuban state at a meeting of the parliament on February 24.

Fidel periodically performs in the local press with articles, expressing his point of view on important international and internal problems of Cuba, ITAR-TASS notes. During the rehabilitation period, he repeatedly stated that now he has much more time to "read, write and reflect."