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Chavez says he is recovering rapidly after surgery

12 July 2011 02:57 (UTC +04:00)

Baku â€“ APA. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is recovering rapidly after undergoing surgery last month that removed a cancerous tumor, the government said Monday, APA reports quoting â€œAssociated Pressâ€.
Chavez remarked on his health during a telephone conversation with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Sunday as Chavez was exercising outdoors, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Chavez told the Russian leader "that he has experienced a rapid recovery from the complex operation," the Foreign Ministry said, adding that the president has been undergoing a first phase of rehabilitation.
It said that "has generated an optimal scenario" as he starts a second phase of recuperation, adding that Chavez now has a "feeling of realistic optimism."
Chavez has said he underwent surgery in Cuba on June 20 to remove a tumor from his pelvic region. Chavez hasn’t said what type of cancer is involved.
Since his return to Caracas on July 4, Chavez has slowed his normally heavy agenda and has limited the length of his televised speeches, saying he is under strict orders from his doctors.