Raul Castro backs 10-year maximum term for top positions

Delegates at Cuban congress will vote on economic reforms

HAVANA - Cuban President Raul Castro said on Saturday that he backed political term limits of 10 years for top leadership positions in the country.

"We have reached the conclusion that it is in our interest to limit to a maximum of two consecutive five-year terms service in top state and political roles," Castro told delegates as he opened the congress of the Cuban Communist Party (CCP).