He then called an extraordinary summit of the heads of state and government of the bloc on September 1st, at which the 27 member states adopted a common position on Russia and decided to put off talks on a new strategic partnership with Moscow until Russian troops have pulled out of Georgia.
Nakon toga je 1. rujna sazvao izvanredni samit šefova država i vlada bloka, kojom prilikom je 27 zemalja članica usvojilo zajednički stav o Rusiji i odlučilo odgoditi sve pregovore o novom strateškom partnerstvu s Moskvom do povlačenja ruske vojske iz Gruzije.