The third season of the “Mirs on the Baikal” Scientific Research Expedition was officially closed on September 7, 2010 at the 6th Baikal International Economic Forum.
The ceremony held at the Mirs on Baikal exposition grounds started with an introductory address by Chairman of the Federation Council S.M. Mironov. Organized at the initiative of the Fund for Protection of Lake Baikal, this exposition gives an opportunity to the Forum’s Russian and international participants to inspect the legendary manned submersibles Mir-1 and Mir-2 that are soon to leave the Baikal Region. Chairman of the Federation Council S.M. Mironov, who also chairs the Forum’s Organizational Committee, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Fund for Protection of Lake Baikal, Head of METROPOL Group M.V. Slipenchuk, and Chairman of the Fund’s Technical Council, Head of Laboratory of Shirshov Oceanology Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Hero of Russia A.M. Sagalevich spoke of the expedition’s significance and answered questions from journalists.
More details of the completed research dives and quest for artifacts will be offered at a press briefing scheduled for 3 p.m. Irkutsk time tomorrow.