Bolivian President Evo Morales (left), Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (2nd left), Russia's President Vladimir Putin (3rd L), Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (center), Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki (4th right) and other officials pose for a picture at the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) at the Kremlin in Moscow, July 1, 2013. 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]