{"id":531824,"date":"2026-02-17T13:03:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T08:03:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=531824"},"modified":"2026-02-17T13:03:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T08:03:27","slug":"polyglot-pm-shehbaz-surprises-austrian-chancellor-with-german-proficiency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/polyglot-pm-shehbaz-surprises-austrian-chancellor-with-german-proficiency\/","title":{"rendered":"Polyglot PM Shehbaz surprises Austrian chancellor with German proficiency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has surprised the Austrian Federal Chancellor Christian Stocker with his command of the German language which he spoke during the delegation-level talks between the two leaders.<\/p>\n<p>During his two-day official visit to Austria\u2014the first by a Pakistani Prime Minister in over three decades\u2014 the prime minister addressed the Chancellor in German to express gratitude for the warm hospitality and optimism for deeper bilateral cooperation in the years ahead.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMr. Chancellor, I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your very warm welcome today and I look forward to continuing cooperation in the coming years,\u201d the prime minister said in the German \u2013 the national language of Austria.<\/p>\n<p>German Chancellor also shared the video clip highlighting the moment with the caption, \u201cPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif surprised everyone with his German language proficiency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time Prime Minister Shehbaz has demonstrated his multilingual abilities on the international stage. 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