Egypt's president invited to Iran, discusses Syria

CAIRO (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister on Thursday invited Egypt’s president to visit Tehran again, a sign of improved relations between the two nations since an Islamist government took over in Cairo.

Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi discussed the Syria crisis with President Mohammed Morsi, who has launched a four-nation initiative to end the civil war that has taken the lives of more than 60,000 people in 22 months.