Yeltsin to Take 2 Weeks Off
Russian Federation President Boris N. Yeltsin will take a leave from work for about two weeks, his spokesman was quoted as saying Tuesday.
Soviet television said that Yeltsin, 60, will “travel for a rest” starting today. It gave no further information.
Last week, Yeltsin suffered an unspecified heart ailment and missed a session of the Supreme Soviet where he was supposed to deliver a speech.
Aides and officials close to Yeltsin have dismissed suggestions that the president suffers from any serious illness. They attributed his sudden sickness to a strenuous work schedule.
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