CROATIAN PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES CUTS IN BANKS AND COMPANIES

ZAGREB, April 5 (Hina) - The Croatian Government was planning to submit five to six key bills, including the Privatization Bill and the Investment Fund and Securities Bill, to the next session of the House of Representatives this month. Speaking in a Croatian TV current affairs show last night, Croatian Prime Minister, Nikica Valentic, said the government was planning a radical cut and make some order in firms and banks that were unable to operate under market laws, said Valentic. "Politically, diplomatically and militarily Croatia is stronger today than it had been two years ago," Foreign Minister Mate Granic said in the same show. "UN Security Council Resolution 981 has created a firm political framework for negotiations," he said. The implementation of Resolution 981, the control of Croatian borders and creating conditions for a peaceful reintegration of occupied Croatian territories and the return of refugees, were the most important tasks in the next period, according to Granic. Deputy Prime Minister, Jure Radic, defined the top priorities as the development and reconstruction of war-torn areas. He also said that the government was preparing a wide reconstruction program, which included the rebuilding of damaged houses to ensure the return of 41.000 refugees. (hina) mar rm as . 051141 MET apr 95