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 septembra 2008, kada su Kristofijas i Talat počeli novu rundu direktnih pregovora pod okriljem UN, usred velikih nada da će sporazum biti postignut do kraja prošle godine.