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This will be the first time a German foreign minister visits Havana since the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Following Obama’s initiative to fully restore diplomatic relations between the two countries, Cuba and the US are scheduled to reopen embassies in each other’s countries later this month. “Cuba and the world move ever closer, where for a long time has been a wall of mistrust” said Mr. Steinmeier, Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs, before his departure. “With this first visit by a German Foreign Minister we intend to contribute to opening the door between Cuba and the world even further.