Caracas: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he is returning to his country on Thursday after undergoing a series of medical tests in Cuba.
A message on Chavez's Twitter account says he will travel directly to the southwestern town of La Grita to "keep a promise" at a church where there is an image of Christ well known to Venezuelans.
Venezuelan Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez told state television that it would be a visit of "faith, hope and giving thanks" by the President.
Chavez underwent surgery in Cuba in June to remove a cancerous tumour from his pelvic region.
The 57-year-old President has since finished with a series of chemotherapy treatments and says he is confident he will beat the illness.
Bureau Report
First Published: Thursday, October 20, 2011, 12:52