Cuban leader to visit European countries

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel will visit European countries on June 20-24, Report informs referring to the country’s Foreign Ministry.

“The President of Cuba will attend as Chairman of the Group of 77 plus China in the summit on the new global financial pact to be held in Paris. In addition, he will visit Italy and pay a visit to the Vatican City State. An official program is also planned in the Republic of Serbia,” reads the statement.

The Cuban delegation will include Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla.

The chairmanship of the Group of 77 plus China this year passed to Cuba for the first time. The decision to establish the structure was taken at a meeting of ministers of the developing countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America in 1964.

At first, the number of countries participating in the organization was 77. Currently, it is the largest interstate organization of developing countries operating within the UN and uniting 134 states with a total population of over 6 billion people.