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Russian underwater craft to research Lake of Geneva bed
LAUSANNE (Itar-Tass) - Russian Mir underwater craft, in
which Prime Minister Vladimir Putin dived to the bed of Lake Baikal, will research Lake of Geneva this summer, according to Swiss billionaire Fredrick Paulsen, executive chairman of Ferring Pharmaceuticals Production Facility and Russian honorary consul in Lausanne.
Paulsen, who is fond of Polar research, dived in Mir 4302 meters deep
in the Arctic Ocean in 2007.
However the idea to use the craft in Lake of Geneva emerged after he
saw Mir research the bed of Lake Baikal in Russia.
"It is a major and important project," Paulsen told Tass on Thursday
after receiving the badge of honor of the Russian foreign ministry for
Contribution to International Cooperation.
"When I saw how the Mirs research Lake Baikal I thought they may be
used in Lake of Geneva as well," he said.
The underwater craft will arrive in Switzerland in May and the
research will begin in summer. Twelve dives are planned in three months.
"In three months we shall receive information and data that will take
five years to be analyzed," he said.
"I hope to do a lot to promote relations between Russia and
Switzerland," said Paulsen who sponsors the festival of Russian culture
that began in Switzerland.
He plans to open two more family planning and reproduction centers in
Russia. The first one was launched in the city of Bryansk in 2009, another
one will open in Moscow this year, and the third one is planned in
Ulan-Ude in a couple of years.
"It is important that embryologists receive good education. We send
Russian doctors for retraining in Germany and other countries. Now we
finance their training in Moscow and will annually train up to 30
experts," Paulsen said.
He said he was greatly inspired when he received the Russian Order of
Friendship in 2007 from Putin. "My cherished aim is to know that my effort
brought to life a million kids. So far we are far away from the target.
However a thousand babies have been already born and our one-million
target remains vital," he said.
which Prime Minister Vladimir Putin dived to the bed of Lake Baikal, will research Lake of Geneva this summer, according to Swiss billionaire Fredrick Paulsen, executive chairman of Ferring Pharmaceuticals Production Facility and Russian honorary consul in Lausanne.
Paulsen, who is fond of Polar research, dived in Mir 4302 meters deep
in the Arctic Ocean in 2007.
However the idea to use the craft in Lake of Geneva emerged after he
saw Mir research the bed of Lake Baikal in Russia.
"It is a major and important project," Paulsen told Tass on Thursday
after receiving the badge of honor of the Russian foreign ministry for
Contribution to International Cooperation.
"When I saw how the Mirs research Lake Baikal I thought they may be
used in Lake of Geneva as well," he said.
The underwater craft will arrive in Switzerland in May and the
research will begin in summer. Twelve dives are planned in three months.
"In three months we shall receive information and data that will take
five years to be analyzed," he said.
"I hope to do a lot to promote relations between Russia and
Switzerland," said Paulsen who sponsors the festival of Russian culture
that began in Switzerland.
He plans to open two more family planning and reproduction centers in
Russia. The first one was launched in the city of Bryansk in 2009, another
one will open in Moscow this year, and the third one is planned in
Ulan-Ude in a couple of years.
"It is important that embryologists receive good education. We send
Russian doctors for retraining in Germany and other countries. Now we
finance their training in Moscow and will annually train up to 30
experts," Paulsen said.
He said he was greatly inspired when he received the Russian Order of
Friendship in 2007 from Putin. "My cherished aim is to know that my effort
brought to life a million kids. So far we are far away from the target.
However a thousand babies have been already born and our one-million
target remains vital," he said.
