PRESIDENT TUDJMAN TO ADDRESS PARLIAMENT ON WEDNESDAY

ZAGREB, Jan 21 (Hina) - Croatia's President Franjo Tudjman on Wednesday will address a joint session of both houses of the Croatian Parliament, by his report on the state of the nation in 1996. The joint session of the House of Representatives and the House of Counties will be attended by state officials, the judiciary officials, religious dignitaries, members of the Croatian Academy of Arts and Sciences and universities, Croatian army officers, Bosnian Croat representatives, members of the diplomatic corps in Croatia and others. After the joint session the two houses will continue their work separately. The House of Representatives is to consider 37 items on the agenda. The lower house is expected to discuss a Letter of Intent by the Croatian Government on the completion of the peaceful reintegration of the UN-administrated area of eastern Croatia. The House of Counties will consider 11 bills. It is expected to discuss a proposal for returning a law on counties, towns and municipalities to the lower house for reconsideration. The law was passed by the House of Representatives on January 17. But 27 members of the House of Counties signed a proposal for returning the law to the lower house, as a great number of the upper house's amendments was not accepted by the House of Representatives. (hina) jn mš 211857 MET jan 97