Following the failure of a negotiated settlement between Belgrade and Pristina after the conflict, Kosovo unilaterally declared itself independent in February 2008.
Under this proposal Belgrade would be the guarantor of the Serb enclave's autonomy, rather than Belgrade and Pristina together, giving it a status similar to the South Tirol in Italy.
Last month the Kosovo Liberation Army, which wants independence, staged its biggest operation yet by ambushing some police near Pristina, the province's capital.
Serbia votes as a single constituency, so no one would take a seat in Serbia's parliament claiming to be the deputy from Pristina.
Now, scoffs one diplomat in Pristina, "we are going to get two Kosovos instead".In this section Dangers ahead Coming in to land Veils of half-truth A state is born.
If they paint a generally positive picture, Kofi Annan, the UN secretary-general, will appoint a "status envoy" to shuttle between Belgrade and Pristina, talking over what is now being dubbed Kosovo's "future", not its "final status".
Soon after the Moscow meeting, a large convoy of Yugoslav troops and armour moved to secure a mountain pass south of Pristina, Kosovo's capital.If one of Mr Milosevic's aims was to divide his western critics, he may yet succeed: there were clear differences of tone in the way western politicians responded to the Moscow talks.
Most senior ministers kept their jobs, but the economics minister, German Gref, was replaced by Elvira Nabiullina.A bomb went off in Pristina, the capital of Kosovo, killing two people, just before the first round of fresh talks between Serbia and Kosovo's Albanians began in New York.
WAITING for my plane to depart in Zagreb's Pleso airport set me thinking about Balkan airport names, not least since one of the big regional stories at the moment is a kerfuffle over Pristina airport.
It controls parts of the route between Pristina, the region's capital, and Pec.
Albania is now a democratic country and these photographs show that people can now speak about the past and their suffering during this time".Jetmir Idrizi was born in Pristina, Kosovo.
