Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will visit Moscow on October 27, where he will participate in the eighth summit of the heads of states and governments of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GAEF). This was announced by Iran's Ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali, Tasnim reports. According to the Iranian diplomat, preparations for the visit are currently underway and its details are being clarified. The participants of the summit will discuss the situation in the world gas market, the prospects of cooperation between exporting countries and the role of natural gas in the world economy. It is also expected that the meeting will serve as a platform for sharing experience, developing technological cooperation and developing joint initiatives in the field of global energy security. Russia is in favor of coordinating the actions of gas-exporting countries to protect their interests in international markets, to oppose unilateral economic restrictions, and to promote natural gas as an affordable and reliable source. in order to strengthen the positions of the source of �gia. The Forum of Gas Exporting Countries is an intergovernmental organization whose members are Iran, Russia, Algeria, Bolivia, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Trinidad and Tobago, UAE and Venezuela. The founding agreement of the organization entered into force on September 30, 2009. Summits of heads of member states are held once every two years (since 2011).