- Title: CUBA-GERMANY/STEINMEIER Germany's Steinmeier begins official visit to Cuba
- Date: 16th July 2015
- Summary: HAVANA, CUBA (JULY 16, 2015) (REUTERS) GENERAL VIEW OF AIRPORT SECURITY GUARD AT AIRPORT PLANE CARRYING GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER FRANK-WALTER STEINMEIER GERMAN FLAG ON PLANE DELEGATION FROM CUBAN FOREIGN MINISTRY WAITING FOR STEINMEIER STEINMEIER AND DELEGATION DISEMBARKING FROM PLANE CUBAN AND GERMAN DELEGATIONS GREETING EACH OTHER STAFF FROM THE GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTRY VA
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- Location: Cuba
- Country: Cuba
- Topics: General
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- Story Text: German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived in Cuba on Thursday (July 16) for an official visit that will include a meeting with his Cuban counterpart, Bruno Rodriguez.
Steinmeier and his delegation were greeted by officials from Cuba's Foreign Ministry at the airport early on Thursday morning.
Later in the day, he will meet Rodriguez. During his two-day trip, he is also expected to meet with Cuba's Economy and Culture ministers and the Archbishop of Havana, Cardinal Jaime Ortega.
This is the first visit to Cuba by a German foreign minister since Germany's 1990 reunification.
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