Prior to the summit, Bush had travelled to Brussels and met with several European leaders and councils of the European Union and NATO, including Tony Blair, Silvio Berlusconi, Jacques Chirac, and Javier Solana.
Pred samitom Bush pricestoval do Bruselu a stretol sa s niektorými európskymi lídrami a predstaviteľmi Európskej únie a NATO, vrátane Tonyho Blaira, Silvia Berlusconiho, Jacquesa Chiraca, a Javiera Solanu.