In the Federation Council on Feb. 26, 2009 under the chairmanship of Sergei Shatirov, Vice Chairman of Committee on Industrial Policy, held a round table «On measures of state support of the coal industry in Russia». The participants, having considered the state of the coal industry, have developed recommendations for its support in the context of global economic crisis. The meeting was attended by representatives from the Ministry of Energy and other departments as well as governments of regions and managers of coal companies.