Gas Exporting Countries Forum kicks off at Kremlin

Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (center, front), his Bolivian counterpart Evo Morales (right, front) and Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro (left, front) attend the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) at the Kremlin in Moscow, July 1, 2013. President Vladimir Putin on Monday defended the long-term supply deals under which Russia exports the bulk of its natural gas, saying abandoning them would undermine global energy security.[Photo/Agencies]