NEW : The video of Castro is the first broadcast in at least a year . Comment: Report : Castro and Correa met over economic matters and medical checkups . Castro , who came to power in 1959 , underwent abdominal surgery in 2006 . He ceded Cuba 's presidency to his brother in 2008 but is still Communist Party chief .
NEW : The video of Castro is the first broadcast in at least a year . Comment: Report : Castro and Correa met over economic matters and medical checkups . He ceded Cuba 's presidency to his brother in 2008 but is still Communist Party chief .