Gorbachev Slowed by a Slight Cold
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MOSCOW — Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev, who appears to have skipped two important meetings, has a slight cold, his spokesman said Thursday.
However, this is unlikely to seriously disrupt his work schedule, he added.
Gorbachev, 59, called off a meeting Wednesday with Lithuanian Prime Minister Kazimiera Prunskiene, and Soviet television did not show him appearing Thursday among leaders at the opening of a conference of Moscow city Communists.
“As far as we know it is a simple cold, but it is not likely to affect his future plans,” an official said.
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