MOSCOW, October 27. /TASS/. Member states of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) intend to strengthen cooperation on issues such as the uninterrupted operation of gas supply chains, the maintenance of freedom of navigation, and the protection of energy infrastructure, according to the declaration adopted following the summit in Moscow.

"We declare our shared determination to strengthen cooperation among GECF member countries in ensuring the continuity of global gas supply chains, upholding freedom of navigation and the unimpeded conduct of commercial operations, and protecting critical gas infrastructure, including production facilities, pipelines, and liquefied natural gas carriers, through the exchange of knowledge, joint risk assessment, and the development of coordination mechanisms to counter physical, cyber, and hybrid threats, thereby contributing to global economic stability," the document reads.

The Gas Exporting Countries Forum includes Russia, Iran, Algeria, Bolivia, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela. Angola, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Malaysia, Mauritania, Mozambique, Peru, and Senegal are observer states. GECF members hold roughly 70% of the world’s proven gas reserves, account for 38% of global gas production and 42% of global gas exports, and represent 47% of global exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG).