Danish diplomat Soren Jessen-Petersen started work yesterday (16 August) as the fifth UN governor of Kosovo since the conflict in 1999.
He takes on a difficult task with an array of pressing problems facing him.
One of the most urgent and controversial is the status of Kosovo.
Kosovo formally remains part of Serbia and Montenegro, with Albanians pushing for independence.
However, Belgrade says that the landlocked province must stay part of Serbia.
The UN has said...
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