Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is to visit Havana on March 24. During the visit, he plans to discuss the Russian-Cuban cooperation in the world arena and the expansion of bilateral trade and economic ties. The trip comes ahead of the 55th anniversary of the restoration of diplomatic relations between Russia and Cuba celebrated on May 8.

Meetings of Soviet and Russian statesmen with Fidel and Raul Castro throughout the years in this photo gallery by TASS.