Kosovo: U.N. administrator to leave the province

Kosovo: U.N. administrator to leave the province

Jessen-Petersen's decision comes at the most sensitive time for the disputed province since U.N. administration began in 1999. The U.N. took control after the NATO air war that forced Serb forces to relinquish control over Kosovo. Talks to determine Kosovo's future status -whether it becomes independent state or remains somehow attached to Serbia - are under way in Vienna, Austria, the AP reports.

Jessen-Petersen, was named to the post by U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan in June 2004. He was province's fifth U.N. chief since the end of the war and was regarded as popular.