Fidel Castro has praised President Chavez's criticism of Europe during the summit of leaders from Latin America, Spain, and Portugal

Fidel Castro broke two weeks of silence on Sunday, applauding his friend, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez for having “leveled devastating criticisms at Europe''.

Castro also hailed speeches by Daniel Ortega, president of Nicaragua and Bolivia's president, Eva Morales during the Ibero-American Summit, which ended Saturday in Santiago, Chile.

In a statement consisting of few sentences, Castro blasted conservative leaders at the meeting, singling out El Salvador's President Tony Saca, a US ally.

''Capitalism is a system governed by blind, destructive and tyrannical laws that have been imposed on the human species,'' Castro wrote.

Source: Press TV