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Croatian, Serbian ministers agree mechanism for solving refugee crisis at border

Xinhua, October 23, 2015 Adjust font size:

The interior ministers of Croatia and Serbia agreed on Friday a mechanism for solving the refugee crisis.

Croatian Interior Minister Ranko Ostojic, who met with his Serbian counterpart Nebojsa Stefanovic at the Bajakovo border crossing, said they agreed that refugees would be transported directly from Serbian border town of Sid by trains to Croatian town of Slavonski Brod where a winter transit center would be completed soon.

The two ministers also agreed that the registration of refugees in Serbia would be used as "a ticket" for their passage through Croatia, local media reported.

They agreed more Serbian police would work at Serbian border of Berkasovo to relieve the pressure on neighboring Bapska in Croatian side.

Ostojic said both of them believed that the refugee issue must be resolve at its root, in Greece, "which must start respecting the rules."

A large number of refugees were still arriving by bus at Serbian border crossing of Berkasovo, from where they were entering Croatia at Bapska. On Thursday alone, around 6,500 entered, the reports said.

A total of 222,501 refugees entered the country from mid-September, according to the Interior Ministry. Enditem