The bilateral meeting with Castro is set to begin at 11:30 a.m. local time. Prior to the meeting, the US President laid a wreath at the monument to Jose Marti, the Cuban national hero, poet, writer and revolutionary, who is referred to as the "apostle of Cuban independence," on Liberty Island.
On Monday, Obama was given a tour of Old Havana and met with Cuban Cardinal Jaime Ortega on the first day of the historic visit.
Relations between the United States and Cuba began to improve after Obama announced in December 2014 a change in US policy to normalize relations with the island nation, including the loosening of restrictions on travel and trade.
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