Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad received a warm official welcome inCairo Tuesday, on the first trip by an Iranian leader to Egypt since Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution.
Egypt's new president, Mohamed Morsi, welcomed the Iranian leader in a redcarpet ceremony that marked a clear departure from decades of frigid ties between the regional powers. The Iranian leader is set to attend a three-day regional summit that begins Wednesday in the capital.
Egypt's MENA news agency said the two leaders discussed "ways to resolvethe Syrian crisis and end Syrian bloodshed without military intervention,"as well as ways to improve bilateral ties.