Greenland's parliament voted Tuesday to approve a three-way security agreement with Denmark and the United States covering the Arctic and North Atlantic, according to ABC News, which carried the Associated Press report. The measure passed 16-0, with seven lawmakers abstaining. The vote comes after months of pressure from President Donald Trump, who has repeatedly pushed for the U.S. to take control of the semiautonomous island, which belongs to Denmark, a NATO ally.

The deal opens the door to more U.S. military bases on Greenland and is designed to expand America's presence there while the island stays under Danish control. It would remain in effect even if Greenland eventually becomes independent. The agreement is also expected to calm tensions that built up over Trump's calls to make Greenland part of the United States.

Trump, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen signed the pact in September on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in New York. It still has one hurdle to clear. Danish lawmakers are set to debate the deal later this month, and it will take effect only after Denmark's parliamentary process, carried out together with Greenland, is complete.