Contrast that with countries such as Somalia that have diplomatic recognition but not much else.
It has not been forgotten in Taiwan that South Korea switched its diplomatic recognition to Beijing in 1992.
Is the U.S. any closer to granting diplomatic recognition to the Transitional Council?
It has stopped short of formal diplomatic recognition of Abkhazia and another smaller breakaway statelet called South Ossetia (see map).
No country, Russia apart, has given the two statelets formal diplomatic recognition.
Serbia effectively acknowledges, for the first time, the existence and internationally-recognized borders of sub- control territories, a move just short of full diplomatic recognition.
The latest example is the offer of increased aid--perhaps even diplomatic recognition--if North Korea desists from testing a new ballistic missile that could reach Alaska.
On the other hand, to give Mr Ocalan asylum in Italy might be construed as coming close to diplomatic recognition of him and his movement.
As with Hamas, so with Teheran, the Americans have dropped even the pretense of requiring a change in Iran's rhetorical positions as a precondition for diplomatic recognition.
Yet diplomatic recognition need not be the enemy of morality.
They've suggested that they are willing to give their nuclear weapons program if they get political and diplomatic recognition from the United States, a normalize relationship, and some kind of economic help.
Over the past two decades thousands of Chinese government and state enterprise officials have fanned out throughout Africa for diplomatic recognition, educational and arts programs, FDI and business loans, giant construction projects, and business and trade deals.
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has welcomed the election of Pope Francis and expresses hope that the Vatican can create conditions for healing relations with Beijing that were severed in 1951 after the Vatican switched diplomatic recognition to Taiwan, Xinhua reports.
But this message is most unlikely to be heeded unless it is accompanied by another: that if any test goes ahead, not only will the offers of aid, trade and diplomatic recognition be withdrawn, but severe economic sanctions will be applied.
What's ironic, though, about this offer is that it's essentially the same offer that the Clinton administration was negotiating with North Korea in 1999 and 2000, which was political recognition, diplomatic recognition, economic help for the North Koreans if they give up their nuclear weapons program.
And this only two weeks after America struck a deal with North Korea, the other surviving member of the axis of evil, offering it aid even before it shuts down its nuclear programme, with the promise of much more, not to mention diplomatic recognition, if it continues to oblige.
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"Full normalisation of relations with Cuba - diplomatic recognition, open trade and a robust aid programme - will only be possible when Cuba has a new government that is fully democratic, when the rule of law is respected and when the human rights of all Cubans are fully protected, " Mr Bush said.
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When the demonstrations started, Mr. Obama abdicated his moral authority by refusing to take sides, while pushing ahead with plans to negotiate a grand diplomatic bargain with Mr. Ahmadinejad that trades recognition for suspending the nuclear program.
The moves suggest Mr. Obama is presenting Iranian, Pakistani and North Korean leaders with a choice: respond positively to diplomatic outreach and potentially receive American aid and recognition in return, or maintain current policies and face sanctions or military force.
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For its part Syria is striving to obtain international recognition for Hamas in the hope that it would grant Damascus a position of influence in any future diplomatic process thanks to its close relationship with the Palestinian group.
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