Syrian refugees embrace after landing safely on the Greek island of Lesbos, after crossing in a dinghy a part of the Aegean Sea from Turkey to Lesbos, September 25, 2015. REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis
BAJAKOVO, Croatia (Reuters) - Croatia lifted a blockade on its border with Serbia on Friday, ending a week-long standoff that had plunged relations between the two Balkan states to their lowest since Yugoslavia broke up in bloodshed in the 1990s.
"Yes, the border is now open to all traffic," an officer of the border police at the key Bajakovo crossing said by telephone. A Reuters reporter on the scene confirmed cars with Serbian plates were now moving into Croatia.
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