US President Barack Obama arrived in Cuba on Sunday starting the three-day visit, the first by a US president in 88 years.

This historic visit is the culmination of a diplomatic opening announced by Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro in December 2014 , putting an end to an estrangement which was started when the Cuban revolution overthrew a pro-American government in 1959.

US President arrived at the airport along with his wife and his two daughter. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba Bruno Rodriguez welcomed the US President, while the official reception ceremony will be held on Monday.

Mr. Obama stressed the significance of his trip saying:

“It’s a historic opportunity to engage directly with the Cuban people and to forge new agreements and commercial deals,” he told employees of the United States Embassy, his first stop in the country, “and build new ties between our two peoples, and for me to lay out my vision for a future that’s brighter than our past.”