Whether Section 1605(a)(6) requires a court to determine, as a threshold jurisdictional matter, that the foreign state offered (consented) to arbitrate "with or for the benefit of a private party" such that an arbitration agreement exists between those parties.

Whether a foreign state is immune from suit under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act's arbitration exception when a private party seeks to confirm an arbitration award pursuant to an agreement to arbitrate disputes with that foreign state