President Barack Obama of the United States of America, alongside his wife, Michelle and her mother, as well as their two daughters, Malia and Shasa, has arrived Havana, the capital of Cuba on Sunday on a historic visit.
Mr. Obama’s visit is the first by an American president since 1928 and his state visit heralds a new chapter in U.S./ Cuba relations which has remained frosty for a long while.
The Obamas landed at Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport aboard the presidential aircraft, Air Force One.
The two-day state visit follows a series of a diplomatic openings announced by Mr. Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro in December 2014.
Mr. Obama, who is the first black president of the U.S. abandoned a longtime policy of isolating Cuba.
The US leader and his family are expected go round some tourist sites in Havana on the first day of their visit.
He is, however, expected to hold talks with President Raul Castro and speak to a group of businessmen on Monday.
He would also hold a private meeting with some dissidents, before he would also hold a live media engagement.
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