CROATIA'S WW2 VETERANS TO MARK VICTORY DAY

ZAGREB, May 5 (Hina) - The Anti-fascist War Veterans' League announced at a press conference on Thursday it would formally mark the day of victory over fascism on 9 May. "Croatian representatives have also deserved to be invited to a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the 6 June allied landing in Normandy in France," president Ivan Fumic said, adding that 65 thousand members of the anti-fascist armed forces of Croatia had died in World War Two. Speaking of the present situation in Croatia, Fumic said that "anti-fascism is being played down." "About 3,000 anti-fascist monuments have been destroyed, only in Zagreb 1,300 streets bearing the names of anti-fascist fighters have been renamed, and the kuna is being introduced into the monetary system," Fumic said. 051501 MET may 94