Turkish lawmakers opened NATO’s doors to Sweden on Tuesday and are set to finalize its entry without delay after approving an accession protocol in exchange for a possible US commitment to supply F-16 jets, AFP reported.

The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Turkish Parliament approved on Tuesday the protocol on Sweden’s accession to NATO after 19 months of suspension and sent it to the plenary session of the National Assembly for final approval.

Sweden submitted its application at the same time as Finland – accepted in April – after the start of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

“We are observing changes in Swedish policy, some decisions made by the courts,” AKP MP (ruling party) Fuat Oktay, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Turkish Parliament, told private broadcaster NTV on Monday.

“We still have some requests for further progress” in the fight against terrorism, he added, without giving further details.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has opposed the accession process from the start because of Stockholm’s alleged leniency towards certain Kurdish groups he considers terrorists.

First of all, it seems that after a long silence from Washington, a conversation in mid-December with US President Joe Biden led to a change in Erdogan’s tone.

In early December, Erdogan added a condition to the ratification of Sweden’s bid for NATO membership that Washington approve the sale of F-16s to Ankara.