▁Their ▁proposal ▁was ▁accepted ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 1 5 9 4 , ▁Clement ▁VIII ▁sent ▁cl erg yman ▁Aleks and ar ▁Kom ul ović ▁of ▁N ona ▁to ▁central ▁and ▁eastern ▁Europe ▁with ▁the ▁purpose ▁to ▁persu ade ▁the ▁r ul ers ▁of ▁Trans ylvan ia , ▁Mold avia , ▁Wal la chia , ▁and ▁Mus c ovy ▁to ▁join ▁an ▁al liance ▁against ▁the ▁Ott om ans . ▁Kom ul ović ▁also ▁tried ▁to ▁en list ▁the ▁Z apor iz h ian ▁C oss acks , ▁who ▁were ▁important ▁as ▁frequent ▁ra iders ▁of ▁Ott oman ▁territory . ▁Kom ul ović ▁was ▁to ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁Ser bs ▁about ▁liber ation ▁from ▁the ▁Ott om ans . ▁ ▁M embers ▁of ▁mission ▁ ▁The ▁mission ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁Aleks and ar ▁Kom ul ović ▁who ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁mission ▁in ▁its ▁entire ▁period ▁between ▁ 1 5 9 3 ▁and ▁ 1 5 9 7 . ▁Kom ul ović ▁and ▁Giovanni ▁Batt ista ▁from ▁C res ▁maintained ▁extensive ▁contacts ▁with ▁the ▁Patri arch ate ▁of ▁Pe ć . ▁Another ▁member ▁of ▁Kom ul ović ' s ▁mission ▁was ▁Th omm aso ▁R aggio ▁( 1 5 3 1 – 1 5 9 9 ), ▁who ▁returned ▁to ▁Italy ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 5 ▁while ▁Kom ul ović ▁stayed ▁in ▁the ▁B alk ans ▁until ▁ 1 5 9 7 ▁and ▁submitted ▁a ▁detailed ▁report ▁to ▁the ▁Pope ▁upon ▁his ▁return . ▁He ▁travel led ▁to ▁Moscow ▁and ▁twice