12
May
2011
First run of the television film DOWN TO THE DEPTHS OF BAIKAL and presentation of 2011 projects of the Fund for Protection of Lake Baikal took place in Ulan-Bator (Mongolia).
On May 12, 2011, the first run of the television film DOWN
TO THE DEPTHS OF BAIKAL dubbed in Mongolian took place in the
Russian Center of Science and Culture in Ulan-Bator (Mongolia). The
event was held with the assistance of the Fund for Protection of
Lake Baikal (FPLB), Embassy of the Russian Federation in Mongolia,
Mongolian National Public Television, Mongolian Academy of Sciences
and Regional Office of Rossotrudnichestvo (Federal Agency for
Affairs of the Commonwealth of Independent States).
The Fund’s delegation was headed by the Chairman of the FPLB’s
Board of Trustees and Head of METROPOL Group Mikhail Slipenchuk,
Vice-President of the FPLB and International, Regional and Public
Relations Director of IFC METROPOL Bair Tsyrenov, and FPLB Director
Boris Danilov. The visit of the FPLB’s delegation to Mongolia
included a meeting with President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin
Elbegdorj.
The first run of the film and ceremonial events summarizing the
results of the Mir Submersibles In Lake Baikal research expedition
were attended by Gan-Erdene (Director of the Science and Technology
Fund of Mongolia), Viktor Samoylenko (Ambassador Extraordinary and
Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Mongolia), Tatyana
Dumnova (Minister of Economy of the Republic of Buryatia), Bair
Angaev (Minister of Natural Resources of the Republic of Buryatia)
and other officials.
The television film DOWN TO THE DEPTHS OF BAIKAL was
created by the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting
Company with the assistance of Mongolian National Public
Television. The audience had the opportunity to admire extremely
beautiful underwater shootings made by MIR vessels, as well as
picturesque Baikal sceneries. The film is planned to be
demonstrated on the Mongolian television. The event also included
the research conference Lake Baikal – Treasure of the World with
participation of the leading Russian and Mongolian scientists,
Baikal-related photographic exhibitions and art contests, and also
presentations of specialized publications. The research conference
aimed to give coverage to the most important discoveries made in
the course of the Mir Submersibles In Lake Baikal expedition
organized in 2008-2010 by the Fund for Protection of Lake Baikal.
It was for the first time in the history of Baikal studies that two
deep submergence manned vessels (DSMV), MIR-1 and MIR-2, bottomed
Lake Baikal. President of Mongolia Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj was one of
the distinguished hydronauts.
Then, the main FPLB projects for 2011 were presented. During the
press conference held after the presentation, the participants
answered the questions of Russian and Mongolian mass media
representatives and spoke about the prospects of further
cooperation between the two countries in the field of environmental
protection.
“In addition to outstanding scientific discoveries made in
the course of the Mir Submersibles In Lake Baikal expedition
(accumulations of gas hydrates on the bottom of the lake, etc.), we
believe that one of the most important results of the Mir
Submersibles In Lake Baikal Project is that we managed to bring the
problem of preserving the unique lake to the attention of not only
scientists and politicians in Russia, but also of the general
public worldwide,” noted the Chairman of the Fund’s Board of
Trustees M.V. Slipenchuk in his speech.
