The country will now issue passports defined by images of its comic strip heroes, from Tintin to the Smurfs
passport holders will now be able to flick through the pages of their new document and spot some of the nation's most beloved fictional characters, including Lucky Luke and Blake and Mortimer alongside Hergé's famous boy reporter and the blue Smurfs that have long been popular amongst children across the world.
Illustration shows the moon rocket of "Les Aventures de Tintin - De avonturen van Kuifje" by Hergé on a page in the new Belgian international passportWilmès also described the Belgian passport as"one of the best in the world" and called it a"source of pride" for the nation. She also noted that it is an"object of desire for counterfeiters," which is why the Foreign Ministry is constantly working to improve its security.
The Foreign Minister thanked the"publishers, authors and rights holders who have agreed to participate in the project."
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