BELGIUM STARTS TO ISSUE PASSPORTS WITH COUNTRY’S COMIC STRIP HEROES’ IMAGES

Mon 07 February 2022:

The majority of passports appear to be dull and boring. They are rarely checked, except when a stamp is required for travel or other reasons. Well, until now.

Belgium has taken the lead in making them more attractive by providing passports with images of its well-known comic strip heroes. It will be completed on Monday (February 7). Tintin, Lucky Luke, Blake and Mortimer, Smurfs, and others are among them.

Several of the country’s iconic fictional figures have long been popular with children all around the world.

So, the Belgian passport holders will now be able to show off with every flick through the pages of their new document.

From the 7th of February, Belgians can request new passports that are more secure and portray Belgian cultural heritage 🇧🇪 Throughout the passport, over a dozen of our beloved comics will be showcased 💥💭 pic.twitter.com/C5hGrjUBv1

— BelgiuminPretoria🇧🇪 (@BelgiumPretoria) February 2, 2022

Belgian Foreign Minister Sophie Wilmès, in a press release, said the new passport is “even more secure thanks to new security and personalisation techniques.”

Wilmès added that it will be “recognisable thanks to its original design, which honours one of the jewels of our culture: the heroines and heroes of comic strips.”

The minister also described the passport of the country as “one of the best in the world” and called it a “source of pride” for the nation.

“The introduction of this new passport is also an opportunity for us to highlight the 9th art, the comic strip, which is a central element of our culture and our influence abroad,” the leader added.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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