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Lavrov to Visit Cuba May 22, Cuban Foreign Ministry Announced

MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is expected to pay an official visit to Cuba on May 22, the Cuban Foreign Ministry said on Twitter.
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"Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay an official visit to Cuba on Tuesday, May 22," the ministry said.

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Earlier this year, Cuba's National Assembly of People's Power (parliament) elected Miguel Diaz-Canel as the new president of the country, who had previously held the post of first deputy chairman of the State Council of Cuba.

Miguel Diaz-Canel succeeded Raul Castro, the 86-year-old former head of the country's Council of State and Cabinet, who became the head of the Cuban state in 2008 after his older brother Fidel.

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