<p>Chavez met with Castro, 83, on Thursday during a surprise visit to Havana. He spoke about it in a talk to Cuban and Venezuelan doctors participating in a joint social programme here.<br />"We spent three enjoyable hours talking, laughing, discussing, taking decisions, looking toward the future," Chavez said.<br /><br />"Fidel in is very good health. He writes, he analyzes," added Chavez, according to a statement of his remarks released by the presidency.<br />Venezuela has emerged as Cuba's closest ally thanks to ideological ties between Chavez and the Castro regime.<br /><br />The top oil exporting Latin American nation supplies Cuba with more than 100,000 barrels of crude a day. Cuba in return has dispatched some 40,000 doctors, teachers and sports coaches to Venezuela.</p>
<p>Chavez met with Castro, 83, on Thursday during a surprise visit to Havana. He spoke about it in a talk to Cuban and Venezuelan doctors participating in a joint social programme here.<br />"We spent three enjoyable hours talking, laughing, discussing, taking decisions, looking toward the future," Chavez said.<br /><br />"Fidel in is very good health. He writes, he analyzes," added Chavez, according to a statement of his remarks released by the presidency.<br />Venezuela has emerged as Cuba's closest ally thanks to ideological ties between Chavez and the Castro regime.<br /><br />The top oil exporting Latin American nation supplies Cuba with more than 100,000 barrels of crude a day. Cuba in return has dispatched some 40,000 doctors, teachers and sports coaches to Venezuela.</p>