ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - Syria's Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) chief Mazloum Abdi on Monday signed an agreement to officially integrate the Kurdish-led forces and all other institutions in northeast Syria into the Syrian state institutions.

The eight-point agreement between the two leaders was reached after months of deliberation and negotiations.

“The integration of all civil and military institutions in northeast Syria into the Syrian state administration including border crossings, airports, and oil and gas fields,” reads a point from the agreement signed by both Abdi and Sharaa, a copy of which was published on Syrian state media.

Supporting the Syrian state in combating remnants and loyalists of the ousted regime is also included in the agreement.

The agreement also emphasizes the need to “guarantee rights of all Syrians in representation and participation in the political process and all state institutions based on efficiency, regardless of their ethnic and religious backgrounds.”

“The Kurdish community is an authentic community in the Syrian state and the Syrian state shall guarantee its rights of citizenship and all its constitutional rights,” reads another point.

The two sides also agreed on a ceasefire across Syrian territories, refusing attempts to divide the Syrian state, and the need to guarantee the return of Syrian refugees.

“Executive committees will work on and seek to implement the agreement by no later than the end of the current year,” it concluded.

An 11-day sweeping rebel offensive spearheaded by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), led by Sharaa, brought a five-decade-long rule of the Assad family to an end on December 8.

During a conference declaring the victory of the Syrian revolution in late January, the new Damascus administration announced that all armed factions will be dissolved and integrated into the state institutions.

The SDF currently control the bulk of northeastern and eastern regions of Syria, amounting to a quarter territory of the country. Formed in 2015, the SDF is strongly backed by the US and is considered the Kurdish de facto army in Syria.