HAVANA — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has arrived in Cuba to begin radiation therapy in his latest round of cancer treatment.
Chavez was met by Cuban President Raul Castro as he arrived at Havana’s airport on Saturday night. The Cuban government newspaper Juventud Rebelde published a photo of the two on its front page, saying Castro welcomed the Venezuelan leader with an embrace.
Chavez said before leaving Venezuela that he would start the treatments on Sunday. He has been recovering from a Feb. 26 surgery in Havana that he said removed a second tumor from his pelvic region.
In Venezuela, some of Chavez’s aides led his supporters in a prayer for his health Sunday morning outside the cathedral in the southwestern city of San Cristobal.