Kosovo lifts border crossing ban on entry of products from Serbia

Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti said the Merdare border crossing would reopen (Czarek Sokolowski/AP)

Kosovo’s government said on Monday it would lift a ban on the entry of products from Serbia at one border crossing, 16 months after it halted imports to prevent what it said could be hidden shipments of weapons for Serb separatists.

The reopening is in line with efforts by Western partners to promote reconciliation and co-operation between the two neighbouring Balkan nations.