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Croatia reopens two border crossings with Serbia

Xinhua, September 26, 2015 Adjust font size:

Border crossings between Serbia and Croatia at Bajakovo and Tovarnik were opened on Friday and the first trucks finally managed to cross the border after six days of waiting, Serbian media reported.

The website of the Vecernje Novosti newspapers wrote that five border crossings remained closed to traffic from Serbia to Croatia, while Serbia's Automobile and Motorcycle Association stated the highway border crossing was unblocked in the afternoon, and that all vehicles could enter Croatia without any restrictions, quoting information obtained by the border police.

Serbian Interior Minister Nebojsa Stefanovic said Serbia would discuss cancelling the counter measures it introduced after Croatia decided to close it's seven border crossings with Serbia at a government session scheduled for this evening.

"Our border is now unblocked, and I see this as a big victory for all Serbian citizens. We acted seriously and responsibly, and it turned out that Croatia broke the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the EU as well as other agreements," Stefanovic said.

Croatia closed its border crossings six days ago as a reaction to the high inflow of refugees from the Middle East and Africa who were entering Croatia from Serbia.

The decision to open border crossings was brought after the appeal to Croatian authorities on Friday from Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn who is visiting Serbia. Endit