Kosovo: an uncertain future

An ethnic Albanian stands in front of graffiti in the divided town of Mitrovice Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP

Kosovo's president, Fatmir Sejdiu, listens to the three international envoys to the territory, from the US, EU and Russia, at a press conference in Pristina Photograph: Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA

Belgrade: An elderly man pases a Serbian poster proclaiming its rights over Kosovo Photograph: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP

A Kosovar Serb woman looks out of her new house, built by international agencies. Serb families returned after the 1999 war, which destroyed much of her village Photograph: Valdrin Xhemaj/EPA

Laundry hangs in front of what was once a school in Mitrovice, now used as a shelter by several displaced Serbia familes, who live with no toilets, electricity or running water Photograph: Marco di Lauro/Getty

Serbs gather inside a caravan in Mitrovice they have converted to a cafe Photograph: Marco di Lauro/Getty

Nato secretary general Jaap de Hoop Scheffer arrives for a press conference in Pristina, where he promised more troops would be sent to Kosovo if needed Photograph: Visar Kryeziu/AP

The historic Hofburg Palace in Vienna at the beginning of the Security for All in Kosovo conference Photograph: Herwig Prammer/AP

Camp Nothing Hill, northern Kosovo: A US soldier serving in the Nato-led peacekeeping mission holds the American flag Photograph: Visar Kryeziu/AP

French KFOR soldiers patrol the streets of Mitrovice Photograph: Marco di Lauro/Getty

The ruins of a house in Mitrovice once lived in by a family of ethnic Albanians, burned down during the 1999 war Photograph: Marco Di Lauro/Getty

The car of Hashim Thaci, leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Kosovo and likely incoming prime minister, is searched at the US Embassy in Pristina before a meeting Photograph: Marco Di Lauro/Getty

Members ofthe Kosovo Protection Corps stand guard during a ceremony in Pristina to mark Albanian flag day. Photograph: ERMAL META/AFP

Serb and Kosovar delegates meet US, EU and Russian representatives for talks on the territory's future in Baden, Austria Photograph: Herwig Prammer/AP

Serbia's president, Boris Tadic (right), briefs the media alongside the prime minister, Vojislav Kostunica (second right), after talks on Kosovo in Baden, Austria Photograph: Herwig Prammer/Reuter

Kosovar leaders including the territory's president, Fatmir Sedjiu (centre), prime minister Agim Ceku (far right) and Hashim Thaci, expected to be the next prime minister (second left), hold a press conference after the last round of talks in Baden, Austria Photograph: Dieter Nagl/AFP

A billboard depicting former president Bill Clinton adorns a building in Pristina Photograph: Marco di Lauro/Getty

An exhibition of photos in Pristina showing the poor living conditions of the Roma population Photograph: Marco di Lauro/Getty

Ethnic Albanian children play along a pedestrianised street, part of a £1.3m development in Pristina city centre Photograph: Marco di Lauro/Getty

A shopping mall in Pristina Photograph: Marco Di Lauro/Getty

Pristina: A Kosovar Albanian woman passes by a poster calling for a boycott of the territory's elections, held in November Photograph: DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP

Supporters of the Democratic League of Kosovo attend a rally in Pristina before the election Photograph: Marco Di Lauro/Getty

An election polling station in Pristina Photograph: Marco Di Lauro/Getty

Hashim Thaci, a former guerrilla commander, speaks after leading his opposition Democratic Party of Kosovo to election success Photograph: Marco Di Lauro/Getty