ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - The Kurdish-run autonomous administration in northeastern Syria on Tuesday described the “historical" declaration of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to lay down arms and dissolve as a “radical solution” to the Middle East crises, helping build “peace, democracy, and social justice.”

The PKK announced the historic decision on Monday following the militant group's 12th Congress last week, which heeded the advice of imprisoned founder Abdullah Ocalan and brought an end to a multi-decade armed campaign against the Turkish state.

"Leader Ocalan presented a comprehensive vision for ending the conflicts that have plagued the Middle East for decades through a model of democratic nationhood, brotherhood among peoples, women's freedom, and environmental protection,” the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) said in a statement.

The AANES added that “this project is not limited to resolving the Kurdish issue alone; it constitutes a roadmap for liberating the peoples of the region from the legacy of tyranny and national and religious violence.

"This project is the cornerstone for achieving a significant and tangible impact on the Syrian situation in general, and North and East Syria in particular, as it represents a true step toward strengthening internal peace and consolidating the concept of coexistence among the various components,” the Kurdish-run body said.

The most recent prospect of disbandment and a lasting peace deal began in earnest when the PKK's founding father, Ocalan, imprisoned on the Turkish island of Imrali since 1999, met with representatives of Turkey's People’s Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party, with talks eventually leading to the leader making a historic call for the group to lay down its arms in late February.

The PKK—an armed group long designated a terrorist organization by Ankara and its Western allies—has fought for increased Kurdish rights in Turkey for decades, predominantly engaging in armed struggle with Turkish forces from the mountainous borders of the Kurdish Region, Iraq, and Syria.

Turkey considers the People’s Protection Units (YPG), the backbone of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), to be inextricably linked to the PKK and thereby sees the SDF as an extension of their now-disbanded domestic foe.

The SDF’s first-in-command, Mazloum Abdi, on Monday lauded the PKK’s decision to disband, describing the move as being “worthy of respect.”

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday described the PKK’s self-dissolution as “important” for the security of Turkey and the region, adding they expect this decision to cover all of the group’s “extensions,” especially in “northern Iraq [Kurdistan Region], Syria, and Europe.”