Mukul Arya, India’s envoy to the Palestinian city of Ramallah, died on Sunday, according to External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, who expressed his condolences for the death of the young diplomat who had taken over as India’s envoy to Ramallah last year.
“I was shocked to read of the death of Shri Mukul Arya, India’s Representative in Ramallah. He was a bright and intelligent officer with a lot of opportunities ahead of him. My heart breaks for his family and friends “Mr. Jaishankar stated. The sudden death of the Indian Representative to the Palestinian Authority’s headquarters in Ramallah has been met with “astonishment” in Palestine.
“Dr. Riyad Al-Maliki expresses his heartfelt condolences and sincere sympathy to his counterpart Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of India, Subrahmaniam Jaishankar, and through him to the friendly Indian government, the family of Ambassador Arya and his relatives,” the Palestinian Embassy in New Delhi said in a statement.
Palestinian Authority is investigating the case
Palestinian authorities are investigating the incident, according to a press release. “As soon as the painful news arrived, President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Dr. Mohammad Shtayyeh issued immediate instructions to all security, police, and public authorities, as well as the Ministry of Health and Forensic Medicine, to immediately move to the place of residence of the Indian ambassador, to closely monitor the case of death,” according to the press release.
Mr. Arya, an Indian Foreign Service officer from the 2008 batch, was regarded as a promising young diplomat who had previously served in Indian Missions in Afghanistan and Russia. He was also a member of India’s Permanent Delegation to UNESCO in Paris.