The New Nation - Internet Edition

AP, United Nations

The political impasse over Kosovo's future cannot last much longer without "putting at serious risk" all the United Nations has achieved there, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon cautioned Security Council members Monday. Ban's quarterly report to the council painted a tense portrait of daily life in Kosovo. A 1999 U.N. resolution provided that Kosovo, a province of Serbia with a population that is 90 percent ethnic Albanian, should be administered by the U.N. and NATO troops. "Expectations in Kosovo remain high that a solution to Kosovo's future status must be found rapidly. As such, the status quo is not likely to be sustainable," Ban said. "Should the impasse continue, events on the ground could take on a momentum of their own, putting at serious risk the achievements and legacy of the United Nations in Kosovo."