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Montenegro: Opposition leaders detained, then released

Opposition Montenegrin Democratic Front officials who were detained by the police during a protest on Saturday have been released.

B92's reporter in Podgorica said that New Serb Democracy and Democratic Front (DF) leader Andrija Mandic and MP Slaven Radunovic have been set free pending the outcome of the legal procedure against them.

Montenegro Govt Dismisses Pressure to Quit

The Montenegrin government on Thursday said it would not resign as a result of opposition had protests in front of parliament demanding early elections.

The government said the opposition demands were "unconstitutional and undemocratic" and urged opposition MPs to return to parliament and try to "challenge the legitimacy of the government in parliamentary procedure".

Montenegro Seeks Closer Ties With Belarus

Montenegro and Belarus will sign a five-year agreement on economic and security cooperation on the sidelines of this year's UN General Assembly session, which starts in New York on Wednesday.

Under the draft protocol, which BIRN has seen, the two countries' foreign ministries have agreed a model for a five-year cooperation, which was initiated by Belarus.

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