Israel’s Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon will fast track approvals necessary for the United States Embassy to open in Jerusalem in time to celebrate the nation’s 70th anniversary, The Jerusalem Post reported Wednesday.

“As we promised, we won’t let unnecessary bureaucracy delay moving the American Embassy to Jerusalem, Israel’s eternal capital,” Kahlon, who tweeted his intent to President Donald Trump last week, said. “This is a diplomatic, strategic move for Israel, and the planning bodies that I head will do all that is necessary to fit the schedule. As Finance minister of the State of Israel, I am thankful for the opportunity to be part of this historic move.”

A spokesman for Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat stated that all construction in Israel requires authorization but that it is up to “the finance minister to give an exemption from this process in special cases.”

“Nothing is stuck, the opposite is true,” Barkat’s spokesman clarified. “We are in constant contact with the Americans and they are fully satisfied.”

In December of last year, Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and announced that the U.S. would begin the process of moving the embassy from Tel Aviv. A month later, Vice President Mike Pence announced in front of Israel’s Knesset that the move would take place before the end of 2019. In February of this year, the State Department announced that the move would take place in May to coincide with Israel’s 70th birthday.

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