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RIA Novosti citing Mr Viktor Yanukovych President of Ukraine as saying that the
country plans to increase coal production to 90 million tons a year by
2015.
He said that "The government has developed a new program to
drastically modernize the industry and upgrade the existing coal
mines."
In 2009, Ukraine produced about 70 million tonnes of
coal.
Mr Viktor Yanukovych stressed that the coal industry is a key
component of the state energy security.
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