TUDJMAN TALKS ABOUT APARTMENT EVICTIONS DURING KARLOVAC VISIT

ZAGREB, Nov 4, (Hina)- Croatian President Franjo Tudjman today visited Karlovac where he met refugees and displaced people and discussed home eviction problems. The President's words were aired on Croatian Television. "It is understood that the problem of evictions cannot be looked at in isloation, but rather in the context of having 300,000 displaced people from Croatian territory, as well as refugees from Bosnia," Tudjman said. "We've had families of killed soldiers, and the disabled who have had to be taken care of. Under such circumstances the justifiable thing to do was to resolve their housing problems taking into account apartments left by occupying forces, i.e the aggressors, and alleviate the plight of Croatian victims," Tudjman said. "It is understood that some people, without any moral right, have tried to take advantage of the situation and wrongfully moved into those flats. We want this issue to be solved legally but taking into account the current situation." (hina) mm sd vm 042206 MET nov 94