India and the European Union today signed an agreement in the civil nuclear field to give boost to collaborative research. The agreement was signed here by the Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Dr. Anil Kakodkar from the Indian side and European Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner from the EU side. The crucial pact was signed after the India-EU Summit talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Swedish counterpart Fredrik Reinfeldt along with European Commission President Jose Manuel Borosso. Describing the agreement as an important outcome of the 10th Summit, Dr. Singh said at a joint press conference later that it underscores the growing importance of energy security and clean energy in our cooperation. AIR correspondent reports that the agreement aims at intensifying cooperation to develop scientific understanding and technological capability underlying the fusion system in the long term. <br/> Dr. Manmohan Singh said that the two sides agreed to work closely on issues including global financial crises, Climate change, nuclear disarmament and reform of international institutions. <br/>In his remarks the president of European Union said that he handed over a document to the prime minister spelling out the mandate of the European Union in the forthcoming climate change summit in Copenhagen. He said the document is inline with the UN process. He cautioned unless developing and developed nations join hands in dealing with this crisis, it will be difficult to address the problem the temperature in the atmosphere has already gone up by 0.4 degrees Celsius. Speaking on the occasion the EU Commission chairman, Mr. Borrosso urged to tackle the challenge of climate change more intensely. The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh gave the details of the steps taken by the government to address the impact of climate change crises which remained the focus of discussions. He informed the summit level meeting of the 8 point national action plan and other measures including tapping of the non conventional sources of energy. <br/>