The Belgian ambassador and his team visited the Alliance Française and the German Cultural Center at the Annemarie Schimmel Haus in Lahore, highlighting a growing Belgium visit emphasis on cultural exchange in the city. Both institutions provide language courses and regularly stage events that bring French and German language arts to local audiences, creating a vibrant hub of European culture in Lahore.
During the visit the ambassador presented a gift of Belgian comic books for the centres’ library, including Tintin volumes in French, reinforcing support for French-language materials and shared literary traditions. The donation complements language classes and cultural programming and will be available to learners and visitors who attend activities at the centres.
French and German are two of Belgium’s three official languages, with Dutch as the third, a fact that underlines the country’s multilingual identity and informs exchanges during this Belgium visit. Officials exchanged warm greetings — merci beaucoup and herzlichen dank — and discussed steps to expand future cultural and educational collaborations in Lahore.
The visit signals opportunities for Lahore’s cultural scene to deepen ties with European partners and provides local students, artists and language learners with more resources and events. The embassy said it looks forward to working closely with both the Alliance Française and the German Cultural Center to promote language learning and cultural projects in the city.
