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VIENNA, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- Austria sent 20 police personnel to the Serbian border with Bulgaria on Tuesday for border protection purposes, Austria Press Agency reported.
Minister of the interior Wolfgang Sobotka had initially confirmed Austria would provide the support in an agreement made with his Serbian counterpart during a meeting in Belgrade a month ago.
The personnel will add to Hungarian, Slovakian, and Czech police already providing assistance to Serbian personnel at the border.
"We want to continue to be a reliable partner to the Balkans states and support them in keeping the Western Balkans route closed," Sobotka said in a statement.
He added that the closure of the migration route remained essential in tackling challenges related to the refugee crisis, and thus required a contribution from all European Union (EU) member states. Enditem
