Minister of Religious Affairs and Wakfs, Youcef Belmehdi, met this Thursday with the Rector of the Great Mosque of Paris, Chems-Eddine Hafiz, along with the mosque's Director General, Mohamed Louanoughi. The meeting focused on enhancing cooperation between the Ministry and the Great Mosque to better serve the Algerian community living abroad and reinforce their connection to national and religious values. Both parties discussed the role of religious institutions in providing guidance to the diaspora, preserving their religious identity, and building bridges of spiritual and cultural communication with their home country. The meeting concluded with the Rector presenting the Minister with a copy of the Holy Quran, printed to mark the mosque's centenary, highlighting its historical and religious significance in Europe.