On September 11, 2011 METROPOL Group of Companies, the three companies of which are residents of the «Baikal harbor» Special Economic Zone of tourism and vacation type, organized an official reception for the delegation from Switzerland headed by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Switzerland to Russia Mr. Walter B. Giger on the site of SEZ (Special Economic Zone) "Turka", which is currently under construction.
The delegation, which included a counsellor at the Embassy on tourism and economy, director of the Tourism Institute at the Graduate School of Economics at Lucerne, a representative of the Swiss company, and Russian Foreign Ministry representative in Ulan-Ude, B.B. Dagbain visited the under construction and already existing infrastructure facilities of the «Baikal harbor» Special Economic Zone of tourism and vacation type.
Director of the Directorate on international, public and regional ties of Investment and Financial Company METROPOL B.D. Tsyrenov told the guests in general about METROPOL Group of Companies, presented its major investment projects and tourism assets owned by it. Particular attention was paid to the multifunctional tourist complex "Baikal Harbour", which will be built by resident companies within the frameworks of the special economic zone. Of great interest to foreign guests was the film in French, created on the basis of the international research expedition "Mirs on Baikal". Mr. Walter B. Giger noted the special beauty of nature and the lake itself, drew attention to the attractions such as the Tortoise, and was delighted by a walk near Baikal.