REFERENCE NEWS NETWORK REPORTED ON NOVEMBER 29TH THAT ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITE OF RUSSIA TODAY TELEVISION ON NOVEMBER 25TH, PRYMA ANAND, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BRICS INTERNATIONAL FORUM, SAID IN AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH RUSSIA TODAY TELEVISION THAT THE STATUS OF BRICS COUNTRIES ON THE GLOBAL STAGE IS INCREASING DAY BY DAY, AND MANY COUNTRIES ARE ATTRACTED BY THE NEW SOLUTIONS AND STABILITY IT PROVIDES.THE BRICS GROUP OF EMERGING ECONOMIES CURRENTLY INCLUDES BRAZIL, RUSSIA, INDIA, CHINA, AND SOUTH AFRICA. THE GROUP HAS OVER 40% OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION, AND ITS TOTAL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) ACCOUNTS FOR APPROXIMATELY A QUARTER OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY.ANAND POINTED OUT THAT AS WESTERN ECONOMIES DECLINE, MANY COUNTRIES, EVEN SOME MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES (OPEC) AND THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD), ARE NOW INTERESTED IN THE STABILITY PROVIDED BY BRICS COUNTRIES. SHE PARTICULARLY MENTIONED TÜRKIYE, AN OECD MEMBER WHO IS CURRENTLY APPLYING FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE BRICS.SHE SAID THAT SOME COUNTRIES THAT HOLD A FRIENDLY ATTITUDE TOWARDS BRICS ARE APPLYING TO JOIN THE GROUP, AND SHE ALSO SAID, "THEREFORE, NOW IS THE TIME FOR POWER TO SHIFT FROM THE WEST TO THE EASTTHE OFFICIAL EMPHASIZED THAT BRICS COUNTRIES COOPERATE WITH EACH OTHER AND SHARE COMMON VIEWS BECAUSE 'WE DO NOT WANT TO DEVELOP ANOTHER WESTERN ECONOMIC MODEL AND DEMOCRATIC PROCESS; WE WANT TO ESTABLISH A NEW MODEL WHERE ALL MEMBERS ENJOY EQUAL RIGHTS AND COMMON DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES'.ANAND BELIEVES THAT FOR A LONG TIME, WESTERN COUNTRIES HAVE BEEN USING THE ENTIRE WORLD, AS WELL AS THE HUMAN AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF OTHER COUNTRIES AND CONTINENTS, FOR THEIR OWN BENEFIT.SHE POINTED OUT THAT IN THE WESTERN ECONOMIC GROWTH MODEL, SOME COUNTRIES HAVE HIGH GROWTH RATES, WHILE OTHERS HAVE LOW GROWTH RATES AND NO OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.ANAND SAID THAT TODAY, THE COUNTRIES THAT MAKE UP THE EASTERN WORLD UNDERSTAND WHAT THE WEST IS DOING AND WHAT IS BENEFICIAL TO THEM.THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BRICS INTERNATIONAL FORUM EMPHASIZED THAT THE WORLD IS CURRENTLY IN A VERY "DISTURBING" SITUATION, WITH HIGH INFLATION AND COUNTRIES SEEKING SOLUTIONS. AT THE SAME TIME, CHINA, RUSSIA, AND INDIA HAVE STARTED USING THEIR OWN CURRENCIES FOR TRADE SETTLEMENTS, INDICATING THAT THERE ARE SOLUTIONS WITHIN THE BRICS GROUP.