Byline: DAVID HOFFMAN Washington Post -
MOSCOW Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin, in what appeared to be an effort to smooth over tensions with President Boris Yeltsin, said Wednesday he has no plans to run for president next year.
Departing for an official visit to Canada, Chernomyrdin was asked about persistent speculation in recent months that he might run for president or Yeltsin might force him to quit. Chernomyrdin's public standing was boosted when he took command of a hostage crisis in southern Russia in June, and he is viewed as a potential successor to Yeltsin.
``I didn't plan, I don't plan, and I'm not going to,'' …
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