The Venezuelan authorities called the attempts to exclude Russia from cooperation in the gas field as a mistake Attempts to exclude Russia from international cooperation in the gas field are a mistake. This is what the president-elect of Venezuela, Delsey Rodriguez, said in a video message during the summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in Moscow, according to the media. "The attempts to exclude Russia from international activity in the gas industry show that this is a big mistake for all the countries of the world," she said. During the event, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is one of the main players in the global gas market. He noted that the state has created a unique production complex, which allows diversifying the supply of gas, as well as developing its processing.