Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Chief Mazloum Abdi signed a landmark agreement on Monday to integrate the SDF into Syria’s state institutions.

After a meeting between Sharaa and Abdi, it was agreed to “integrate all civil and military institutions in northeast Syria [Rojava] under the administration of the Syrian state, including border crossings, the airport, and oil and gas fields,” according to a statement by the Syrian Presidency.

The statement added that “executive committees should work and seek to implement [the provisions] of the agreement no later than the end of this year.”

The statement further asserted that “the Kurdish community is indigenous to the Syrian state, which ensures this community’s right to citizenship and all of its constitutional rights.”

The following is the full translation of the Syrian Presidency’s statement regarding the historic agreement:

Based on a meeting held between President Ahmed Al-Sharaa and Mr. Mazloum Abdi on Monday, March 10, 2025, the following was agreed upon:

1- Guaranteeing the rights of all Syrians to representation and participation in the political process and all state institutions based on competence, regardless of their religious and ethnic backgrounds.

2 – The Kurdish community is an indigenous community in the Syrian state, and the Syrian state guarantees its right to citizenship and all its constitutional rights.

3- Ceasefire on all Syrian territories

4- Integrating all civil and military institutions in northeastern Syria into the administration of the Syrian state, including border crossings, the airport, and oil and gas fields.

5- Ensuring the return of all displaced Syrians to their towns and villages and ensuring their protection by the Syrian state.

6- Supporting the Syrian state in its fight against the remnants of Assad and all threats to its security and unity.

7- Rejecting calls for division, hate speech, and attempts to spread discord among all components of Syrian society.

8- The Executive Committees should work and seek to implement the agreement no later than the end of the year.