In New Delhi on Thursday, French Ambassador Jerome Bonnafont said though the civilian nuclear cooperation agreement between India and France, which is ready for signing, does not cover sale of enrichment and reprocessing technologies, France was open to such sales and it will depend upon any worldwide consensus the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) reaches on the matter.

“This matter is not covered by the Indo-French Nuclear Framework Agreement awaiting signature,” Bonnafont said in an interview on Thursday. Last week, he had said if India asks for the technology, France would examine the request.

Singh, who will go for the UN General Assembly meeting to New York next week, will also meet Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and Chinese President Wen Jiaobao on the sidelines of the UNGA. On his way back, in France, he will sign a space agreement and a social security agreement with French President Nicholas Sarkozy. At the India-EU summit, he is expected to unveil a joint action plan, where fighting terrorism will be high on agenda.