CROATIA TO DEMOBILIZE 30,000 SOLDIERS

KARLOVAC, April 11 (Hina) - Croatian Defence Minister Gojko Susak today visited Karlovac where he met city and county authorities. Susak told reporters after the talks that President Franjo Tudjman had passed a decision on demobilizing 30,000 soldiers. The Karlovac area would be given priority because of the difficult economic situation, with lots of companies asking for workers to return to their jobs. "We'll demobilize our men but this will not reduce our combat readiness," Susak said. It was agreed that the Defence Ministry would finance the construction of 110 apartments in the Karlovac area. The building of 56 apartments has already started in Karlovac while some apartments would be built in Ogulin. (hina) vm 111604 MET apr 95