A BRIEF LOOK AT CROATIAN PRESS ON MONDAY

ZAGREB, Jan 23 (Hina) - Today's VJESNIK leads with an article headlined "Tudjman: End of the UNPROFOR Mandate Is Definitive" on the Croatian president's interview with the German weekly "Der Spiegel". "President Tudjman said Croatia would not refrain from using force, if necessary, to return its occupied areas. He expressed confidence that in that event there would be no war with Serbia," Vjesnik says. The paper includes an interview with Leila Viteskic of the Sarajevo Institute for Crimes Against Humanity and International Law. More than 40,000 women have been raped in Bosnia-Herzegovina as a result of premeditated violence, according to Viteskic. The other Zagreb-based daily, VECERNJI LIST, also dedicates its front page to President Tudjman's interview with Der Spiegel. "Pressure on Milosevic Still Not Strong Enough" is the headline of an interview with Zvonimir Markovic, head of the Croatian Office in Belgrade. "Croatia is close to its recognition. (...) President Tudjman has made a good move by terminating the UNPROFOR mandate. It is expected that the clock hands will move faster," Markovic said. (hina) mm vm 231058 MET jan 95