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.
Zatim je sazvao vanredni samit šefova država i vlada EU 1. septembra, na kome je 27 zemalja članica usvojilo zajednički stav o Rusiji i odložilo razgovore o novom strateškom partnerstvu sa Moskvom dok se ruske trupe ne povuku iz Gruzije.