The peace process remained deadlocked until September 2008, when Christofias and Talat launched a new round of direct, UN-sponsored negotiations amid high hopes that an agreement would be reached by the end of last year.
Mirovni proces bio je u zastoju do rujna 2008. godine, kada su Christofias i Talat započeli novi krug izravnih pregovora pod okriljem UN, u trenutku velikih nada kako će sporazum biti postignut do konca prošle godine.