Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will make a visit to Cuba next week after attending United Nations proceedings in New York, the Japanese government said Wednesday.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga told a press conference Abe's trip from Sept. 18 to 24 will include a speech before the UN General Assembly in New York, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported.

On the first visit to Cuba by a Japanese premier, Abe plans to hold talks with Cuban President Raul Castro, Suga said.

Source : QNA