New Delhi: Threats posed by terrorism to peace and stability are expected to be high on the agenda of talks Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani will have with leaders in France and Qatar during the five-day visit beginning January 21.

Advani, who leaves here on January 21 on his two-nation tour, will sign an extradition treaty with France and hold wide-ranging talks on major bilateral and international issues with Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin and Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy on January 23 and 24.

France shares India's concerns on terrorism and is of the view that the scourge in all its forms should be eliminated through concerted international campaign.

The discussions in Paris "are part of the steady flow of high-level exchanges between India and France to broaden and strengthen our bilateral co-operation", a senior official said on the eve of the Deputy Prime Minister's tour.

Advani had gone to Paris in June 2000 as Home Minister, a post he continues to hold, to have an exchange of views on security issues with his French counterpart.

The meeting with Justice Minister M D Perben on January 24 would be followed by the signing of the Indo-French Extradition Treaty. The Indian Embassy would hold a reception for Advani.

On the first leg of his tour, Advani would hold talks with the Qatari leadership in Doha on January 21 on the entire gamut of bilateral ties, besides exchanging views on issues of regional and international concern including the Iraq crisis and developments in the Middle East.

On January 22, Advani would fly to Rhodes in Greece for a technical halt en route to Paris. On his return, he would for the night stop over in Istanbul and have a brief refuelling halt in Bahrain before reaching home on January 25.

PTI