It became known about the death of Jean-François Pactet.
He headed the French diplomatic mission in Sri Lanka.
The French diplomat was 53 years old.
Pakte was discovered at his residence, which is located in Colombo, the largest Sri Lankan settlement.
This is reported with reference to a statement by the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry.
What is known about the death of Pakte
The cause of death of the diplomat from France has not been officially announced.
However, information appeared in one of the UK media outlets according to which Jean-François Pactet died as a result of a heart attack.
It is known that the diplomat became the French ambassador to Sri Lanka in October 2022.
Thus, Pactet served as head of the French diplomatic mission in the Asian island country for less than two years.
Sri Lanka is located in southern Asia. More than 21 million people live in the country.
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