Havana - Cuban President Raul Castro is set to visit Brazil in December for a summit between Latin America and the Caribbean in the north-eastern Brazilian city of Salvador.

"(Castro) is finally going to Brazil," Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said in confirming the upcoming visit in Havana, where Lula and Raul Castro presided over bilateral agreements Friday.

This is to be Raul Castro's first trip abroad since he took over power from his brother Fidel Castro over two years ago, before he formally became Cuban president in February.

The summit between Latin America and the Caribbean is set to be held December 16-17.

"We are just going to meet among countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, without interference from any other continents or powers to discuss our problems, our solutions and our similarities and to go deeper in the Latin American and the Caribbean soul," Lula said.

Friday ended Lula's visit of less than 24 hours to Cuba, his second trip there in less than a year.

It remained uncertain whether Lula was set to meet with the ailing Fidel Castro before leaving, as he did on his previous visit, in January. (dpa)