Havana, March 26 (RHC)-- Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, met with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Monday during the first official British royal visit to the Caribbean island.

The meeting in the Palace of the Revolution crowned the couple’s first full day in Havana, during which they walked around the city’s colonial center, unveiled a statue of British playwright Shakespeare and visited the dance studio of former Royal Ballet star Carlos Acosta.

During the cordial meeting, they discussed the positive state of bilateral relations shard by their countries, based on cooperation and mutual respect.

They also agreed on the desire to develop ties in areas such as education, health, culture, environmental protection, and sustainable development.

The three-day trip aims to strengthen British-Cuban ties as part of a broader normalization of the island’s relations with the West.