(PARIS) - Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen said Wednesday he will present a report at an upcoming EU summit on steps taken by Dublin to resolve the crisis over Ireland's "no" to a European Union reform treaty.

Cowen held talks with President Nicolas Sarkozy, whose country holds the presidency of the European Union, on the way out of the crisis thrown up by Ireland's rejection of the key charter.

The prime minister told reporters he would give a "thorough outline of the progress that has been made and of what we are doing domestically to address the issues that came up in the referendum in our country some months ago."

The report will "provide an analysis" of the reasons for the 'no' vote and "the conclusions to be drawn" from it, said a statement from Sarkozy's office issued after the meeting.

EU leaders are to meet in Brussels on October 15 and 16 for a summit that will touch on the way forward after Ireland voted down the treaty on institutional reform in a referendum on June 12.

Ireland is in contact with its EU partners "to see in what way we can advance issues and identify the areas of concern and see if we can work towards a final solution," Cowen said.

Sarkozy told the Irish prime minister that the ratification process would continue with other EU states and that the goal was to "reach an agreement at the December summit on a common path to follow," said a presidential aide.

Ireland is the only EU state to hold a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, which is aimed at streamlining the 27-nation bloc and has to be ratified by all member countries.

Sarkozy said in July he would not force Ireland to vote on the treaty again but insisted some kind of solution must be found before European parliamentary elections in June.

The Lisbon Treaty, drawn up to replace a failed constitution, would introduce an EU president and new foreign policy supremo and cut the number of national vetoes in EU voting.

The measures are designed to revamp EU institutions, currently operating under rules designed before its eastward expansion in 2004 and 2007 to include 12 mainly ex-Communist nations.

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