Reiterating its full support for the "standards before status" policy, the Security Council stressed the need for meeting benchmarks in eight key areas: functioning of democratic institutions, rule of law, freedom of movement, return of refugees and internally displaced persons, the economy, property rights, dialogue with Belgrade, and the Kosovo Protection Corps.
Reafirmand totalul sau suport pentru politica "standardelor inaintea statutului", Consiliul de Securitate a subliniat necesitatea indeplinirii unor obiective preliminare in opt domenii: functionarea institutiilor democratice, domnia legii, libertatea de miscare, intoarcerea refugiatilor din strainatate si din diverse regiuni ale provinciei, performanta economica, drepturile proprietatii, dialogul cu Belgradul si corpul de protectie al provinciei Kosovo.