France’s top diplomat Laurent Fabius will on Saturday travel to Cuba, becoming the first French foreign minister to pay an official visit to the communist island nation in over three decades.

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During his one-day visit, Fabius is set to meet his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodriguez, with the aim of reviving bilateral relations between the two countries in what diplomatic sources told AFP was a “favourable political context”.

He will also meet Archbishop Jaime Ortega and other prominent Cuban personalities.

Fabius’ Cuba visit is the first made by a French diplomat of his rank since 1983 and comes as Havana wants to improve relations with the European Union.

The stay comes on the heels of a two-day state visit to Mexico, where Fabius accompanied French President François Hollande.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP)



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