VIENNA, June 21 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush and European leaders Wednesday discussed Iran's nuclear program, concluding diplomatic success over the issue is a must.
"It's very important for the leadership in Iran to look at the world and say, Europe and the United States and Russia and China are united in our common desire to make sure that Iranians do not develop a nuclear weapon," Bush said following initial discussions with European leaders at their summit in Vienna, Austria.
"It would be -- it would be a terrible situation if they developed a weapon."
Bush said the world's leaders will present a "common front, a common diplomatic front that says clearly to the Iranians, here is a way forward for it, but you get to choose."
Bush said he is willing to negotiate but Iran must end its uranium enrichment activities.
"It's their choice to make," Bush said. "And I'm convinced that when they look and see that we're working very closely together, that they will see the seriousness of our intent to resolve this in a diplomatic and peaceful way."
