India, EU agree on civil nuclear pact, to unveil roadmap for boosting ties

The EU officials said an announcement on firming up of the civil nuclear cooperation agreement will be made during the summit on Wednesday

Capping 13 years of negotiations, India and the European Union have finalised a framework agreement on cooperation in the civil nuclear sector ahead of their online summit on Wednesday, officials of the 27-nation bloc said.

In the summit, the two sides are expected to unveil a five-year roadmap to further broadbase ties, launch separate dialogue on maritime security and for boosting trade and investment besides kicking off a process for effective cooperation between the CBI and Europol, they said.

The Indian delegation at the summit will be led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi while the European side will be headed