Cuba's head of army Raul Castro stands next to Cuba's Minister of Communication Valdez during National...
Raul Castro (R), head of Cuba's army and brother of Cuba's President Fidel Castro, stands near Cuba's Minister of Communication Ramiro Valdez during a meeting of the National Assembly in Havana December 22, 2006. Cuba's National Assembly began its year-end session on Friday without ailing leader Fidel Castro, who was last seen in public on July 26. REUTERS/Claudia Daut (CUBA)