The head of state arrived at Pulkovo airport in St. Petersburg, the first stop of his visit to the Eurasian country, where he was received by the governor of the city, Alexander Beglov, and by the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, Evgeny Grigoriev, reported Prensa Latina.

In the so-called capital of the Russian north, the president will meet with local authorities and visit places of interest, before continuing on to Moscow where, together with other dignitaries, he will take part in the ceremony and parade for the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the then Soviet Union over Nazi Germany, on May 9, 1945.

Diaz-Canel is accompanied in the Cuban delegation by the Foreign Affairs Minister, Bruno Rodriguez, and the Foreign Trade Minister, Oscar Perez-Oliva, as well as the head of the Foreign Relations Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, Emilio Lozada.

The Cuban president is one of more than 10 leaders who confirmed their attendance to the commemorations for the 80th Anniversary of the Victory over Fascism and the End of the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945).

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