Evian (France): After hectic parleys with the world's most powerful leaders in St Petersburg, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee moves to Evian for a fresh round of economic diplomacy with them at the informal G-8 (Group of Eight) summit organised by the French President Jacques Chirac ahead of the two-day conference of the eight industrialised nations beginning on June 2.

The leaders are gathered for participation in a Chirac effort for a "Broader Initiative" in an informal summit to discuss global concerns to discuss the risks generated by globalisation and the need for better "global governance".

Though economic issues may be on top of the agenda, issues like security in the context of global terrorism that has the potential to derail development and furtherance of democracy are also high on the agenda.

Vajpayee is a special invitee from developing nations along with some of those from G-77, NAM (Non- Aligned Movement), Africa and top executives from United Nations, World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the World Trade Organisation, besides China.

The Prime Minister will also have another opportunity to carry forward the parleys he had in the last two days in St Petersburg with leaders including US President George Bush, Russian President Vladimir Putin, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder besides Chirac on various global issues.

PTI