CROATIAN PRESIDENT VISITS QUAKE-HIT AREA

STON, Sept 28 (Hina) - President Franjo Tudjman on Saturday visited the Ston area of southern Croatia which had been struck by a series of earthquakes this month. Accompanied by Development and Reconstruction Minister Jure Radic, Humanitarian Affairs Adviser Slobodan Lang and Dubrovnik County officials, Tudjman visited a trailer camp where local residents were temporarily accommodated. The President toured Ston and inspected damage done to the monuments in this historic town. Tudjman was expected to attend the closing ceremony of the World Match Race Championship in Dubrovnik. (hina) vm 281145 MET sep 96