In a Memorandum Opinion issued on 21 January 2011 the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, ruling on a cross-motion for recognition and enforcement of an award, held that the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act and the New York Convention required the Court to recognize and enforce a 24 December 2007 Arbitral Award rendered against Argentina in the UNCITRAL case BG Group Plc v. Argentina.