On je zatim pozvao na vanredni samit šefova država i vlada bloka 1. septembra, na kom je 27 država članica usvojilo zajednički stav o Rusiji i odlučilo odložiti pregovore o novom strateškom partnerstvu s Moskvom dok se ruske trupe ne povuku iz Gruzije.
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.