07
July
2010
Visitors given a tour of Baikal Harbor special tourism-and-recreation economic zone in village of Turka, Republic of Buryatia
As part of the international conference on Priorities of the
Baikal Region in Russia’s Asia Policy, visitors were given a tour
on July 7 of the Baikal Harbor special tourism-and-recreation
economic zone in the village of Turka. One of the residents of the
zone is Putnik Siberia LLC, a member of METROPOL Group.
During the event, a round table discussion of current issues
related to construction of and capital-raising for the project was
held on board the special-purpose ship Metropolia.
The event was attended by representatives of the Ministry of
Economy of the Republic of Buryatia, Head of METROPOL Group Mikhail
Slipenchuk, representatives of Zapsibgazprom OJSC, representatives
of the Siberian Federal District government, special economic zones
(RusSEZ), the Siberian and Far Eastern branches of the Russian
Academy of Sciences (RAS), leaders of business and celebrities, as
well as journalists from the largest and the most influential
English, French, Chinese and Japanese media.
