Castro to attend parliament

Fidel Castro will attend a special session of Cuba’s parliament, his first appearance in official government proceedings or in front of MPs since falling seriously ill four years ago.

Cuban state television announced that the former president would attend the session, which would be broadcast nationwide.

The statement did not say whether or not Castro, 83, would address the assembly, which will discuss the threat of nuclear war – a session requested by Castro, who has written about the topic for months.