Sinn Féin president Mr Gerry Adams has invited Cuban president Mr Fidel Castro to Belfast.
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Mr Gerry Adams during his Cuban visit
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He made the invitation during a five-hour meeting with Mr Castro on Tuesday. Mr Adams has now ended his three-day visit to Cuba.
The two discussed the situation in the Third World and the issue of globalisation, human and democratic rights, baseball and football.
Mr Adams, whose visit drew criticism from some US officials, met with other Cuban officials, including foreign minister Mr Felipe Perez Roque.
The US government warned in September an Adams trip to Cuba would raise troubling questions if it turned out the IRA had links to the FARC (Armed Revolutionary Forces of Colombia), which Washington labels a terrorist group.
During the visit, the Sinn Féin leader called for an end to the US trade embargo of the Caribbean island.