VLADIVOSTOK, September 7. /TASS/. SUEK expects a decline in production by the end of 2022, Chief Executive Officer of Russia’s largest coal company Maxim Basov told TASS on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF).

"The situation is different in different regions. In the Krasnoyarsk Region and at Far Eastern facilities we register growth of production, whereas in Kuzbass and Khakassia we are behind schedule so far," he said, adding that "operating results will most likely decrease by the end of the year."

Last year the company produced 103 mln tonnes of coal.

Organized by the Roscongress Foundation, the Seventh Eastern Economic Forum is running from September 5 to September 8 in Vladivostok. TASS is the event’s general information partner and its official photohost agency. This year, the theme of the forum is: "On the Path to a Multipolar World."