Istanbul will begin the next activation of the Black Sea Naval Cooperation Task Group (BLACKSEAFOR) on Tuesday. Under the April activation plan of BLACKSEAFOR, the Georgian gunboat “Sukhumi” will take part in this activation for the first time since the Russian-Georgian war of 2008.

The main opposition Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) will again boycott the vote for a new president if there is no general consensus among the parties on the candidate. Party leader Isa Mustafa made the announcement

Mladen Bosic was re-elected on Saturday (April 2nd) as leader of the opposition Serbian Democratic Party (SDS). Bosic’s nomination was backed by 250 delegates at the party’s congress. His rival, former Republika Srpska Prime Minister Gojko Klickovic, received 90 votes.