Russia says Syrian foreign minister is invited to visit: RIA

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Syria's Foreign Minister has an open invitation to visit Russia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov was quoted by RIA news agency as saying on Tuesday. "(Walid) al-Muallem has an open invitation to Moscow, he is always welcome," RIA quoted Bogdanov as saying. (Reporting by Maria Kiselyova; Writing by Maria Tsvetkova)