CROATIAN ARMY WITHDRAWS FROM SEVERAL OBSERVATION POSTS

GOSPIC, May 13 (Hina) - The Croatian army has withdrawn from several observation posts in the separation zone in former Sector South in order to lessen tensions, the Gospic-based Croatian army command said today in a statement. The statement noted that European Union representatives and UN monitors had been informed of that fact at a joint meeting held on May 12 in the local Croatian army command. The Croatian army withdrew this morning from the observation post of Repetitor-Trla, and yesterday from the observation post of Konjska Glava. The Croatian army was enabling the full and effective functioning of UN monitors and showing readiness for a peaceful reintegration of temporarily occupied areas into the constitutional and legal system of Croatia; it also wanted its citizens in the occupied areas to feel safe, the statement said. Croatian army representatives expressed their dissatisfaction with reports issued by the UNMO (UN Military Observers) command in Knin, because they never mentioned that the Croatian army had withdrawn from the separation zone, although UN monitors could have seen that for themselves, the statement said. (hina) rm as 131516 MET may 95