President Bush said he and European Union leaders had a "very engaged and fruitful conversation" on Iraq, Iran, the Mideast, energy security, the Doha trade round, the fight against terrorism and other issues at the U.S.-EU summit in Vienna, Austria, on June 21.

Appearing in a post-summit press conference with Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, Bush thanked the EU for its support in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Balkans. "I've always believed that when America and the EU work together we can accomplish big deeds. And this world needs us to work together because there's a lot of challenges." The leaders together called on Iran to respond to the international community’s offer concerning its nuclear activities, warning that “time is limited,” and that its answer should come in “weeks, not months.”