Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is taking his nuclear agenda forward and this time, the target is Europe. The Indian PM is currently in the French coastal town of Marseille for the India-European Union (EU) Summit.

Manmohan Singh and French President Nicolas Sarkozy are on course to sign a bilateral nuclear cooperation agreement on Tuesday in Paris. The French are offering India their latest model of the European Pressurised Reactor, which can produce one giga-watt of power.

France currently holds the EU's rotating Presidency.

India and the EU are set to unveil an "action plan" on cooperation in peace and security issues as also to give a call for sustained action to deal with the volatile situation on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

The action plan being finalised touches upon cooperation in peace and security issues, sustainable development, science and technology and enhancing person-to-person contacts. An agreement for cooperation on civil aviation with France is also on the cards.

Global security, climate change, terrorism and the international financial crisis are set to top the agenda at the summit.

Ahead of the summit, which is in its ninth edition, the European Commission had issued a statement saying it would mark an important stage for the future of relations between the 27-member bloc and India.

"The EU and India are pillars of stability in their respective regions. In this respect, they have a major role to play on the international stage to promote peace and security. Also, challenges posed by climatic change and energy security or food crisis plead for this stronger commitment," EC President Jose Manuel Barroso said in a statement.

The prospects of EU opening atomic trade with India after the Nuclear Suppliers' Group approved a waiver to New Delhi is also expected to come up at the discussions.