(FILES) In this file picture taken on June 11, 2015 First Vice-President of Cuba Miguel Diaz-Canel arrives to attend the second day of a European Union and the Community of Latin America and Caribbean States (EU-CELAC) Summit at the European Union headquarters in Brussels. The 57-year-old First Vice President is the pre-ordained choice of Raul Castro as he steps down on April 19, 2018, ensuring that the vote in the National Assembly to appoint him will be little more than a formality. The successor to Fidel and Raul Castro has spent three decades climbing to the summit of the Communist Party. He is ideally placed to continue to implement the economic reforms initiated by his 86-year-old mentor. / AFP PHOTO / Philippe HUGUEN