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French president to pay first state visit to Cuba in May: Elysee

Xinhua, March 4, 2015 Adjust font size:

French President Francois Hollande will visit Cuba in May in a move to improve diplomatic and economic links with Havana, his office the Elysee said on Tuesday.

"The visit of the President of the Republic to Cuba on May 11 will be the first visit of a French head of state to this country," it added.

France and its European partners suspended partnership links with Cuba in 2003, but resumed relations five years later. Endit