India, Sept. 5 -- After China's move to allow visa-free travel for Russians on a trial basis, President Vladimir Putin has said that Moscow will "reciprocate this friendly gesture".

Putin, who was in China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit and the Chinese victory parade, said that Russia will also introduce a visa-free regime for Chinese citizens, Russian news agency TASS reported.

He made the remarks at a meeting with Li Hongzhong, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and vice chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee.

China's foreign ministry on Tuesday said that it will extend visa-free travel to ordinary passport holders from Russia, ...