Do ubistva je došlo nekoliko sati prije nego što su kiparski predsjednik Demetris Christofias i lider kiparskih Turaka Mehmet Ali Talat pokrenuli seriju intenzivnih pregovora pod vodstvom UN-a.
The murder took place several hours after Cypriot President Demetris Christofias and Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat launched a series of intensive UN-led peace talks.