Chair, when a state makes a decision about recognizing a new state, it wants to achieve a decision that is clear and provides certainty, not just for the new state itself but also for our citizens, for our ability to interact as people to people and to have different kinds of relationships.
In customary international law, which is the source of international law that stems from the practice of states, having sufficient governmental authority over a relatively well-defined territory and an absence of challenge from other states are the kinds of elements, as I mentioned in my preliminary statement, that would be looked at, but this is—