India and European Union today signed an agreement to promote fusion energy research. This is one more important step by New Delhi to meet the demand of green and clean energy. The agreement was signed after the delegation level talks between the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and President of European Union and Prime Minister of Sweden Mr. Fredrick Reinfeldt and the President of European Commission Mr. Jose Mannuel Borroso. Talking to reporters after the talks the Prime Minister 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 Comission 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/>