Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro met Thursday with Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe, who paid an official visit to Cuba.

Cuban President Raul Castro officially welcomed on Thursday visiting Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe and held talks on bilateral relations between their nations.

Havana.- Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fumio Kishida, ratified his country's desire to deepen diplomatic, trade and cooperation ties with Cuba, Granma newspaper reports.