The Department of International Relations and Cooperation says the gazetted notice is a standard conferment of immunities for all international conferences and summits held in the country.
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The Department of International Relations and Cooperation gazetted a notice on Monday providing diplomatic immunity to officials attending the BRICS summit in August.