Paris: In a move that may address India's concerns, France as G-8 chairman is mobilising countries as part of attempts to choke financing of terrorism.

Addressing a press conference at the end of his two-day visit, Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani also said that France has convened a meeting of leaders of some developing countries in June to which Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has also been invited.

India would carry on discussion on these issues with France when Prime Minister Jean Pierre Raffrain visits India on February 6-7, he said.

Welcoming the French initiatives, Advani said he hoped that countries forming part of the global coalition against terrorism would make it successful to eliminate the menace.

He said the international community should see that countries do not support terrorism in any manner.

Asked about whether he took up the issue of French sale of arms to Pakistan, Advani made light of the question saying Paris may be honouring its old commitments.

He, however, said that during his discussion with the French Prime Minister and Defence Minister he told them that India was combating terrorism on its own strength and expected that after September 11 terror attacks on US, the international community should not assist states that sponsored, promoted and encouraged terrorism.

To another question about India's agreement with Russia on the purchase of nuclear arms, he said that India's broad approach was that it should have a minimum nuclear deterrent, which made New Delhi decide to go nuclear in 1998.

PTI