OREANDA-NEWS  Russia will mirror the decision of the Chinese authorities to introduce a visa-free regime for Russians for a period of thirty days, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

"I would like to ask you to convey to the leadership of the People's Republic of China and our friend President Xi Jinping that, of course, Russia will respond to this friendly act in a mirror, and we will do the same," Putin said at a meeting with Li Hongzhong, a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum.