The two sides discussed "how to ensure a peaceful, democratic and equitable solution" to the Syrian crisis, according to a statement from the administration.

La Provence newspaper reported Macron met with the delegation from the Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) at Elysee palace in Paris.

The delegation included Ilham Ahmed, president of the SDC Executive Committee, Berivan Khalid, co-chair of the Executive Council of the Autonomous Administration in North and East Syria, and Ghasan Yousif, co-chair of the Executive Council of the Civil Administration of Deir ez-Zor, according to Hawar News Agency (ANHA).

Khalid told ANHA that the delegation held talks with Macron at the invitation of the French president.

Macron stressed on “the need to continue to work in favor of the political stabilization of northeastern Syria and inclusive governance,” La Provence said.

One of the Kurdish representatives, Berivan Khaled, said the talks focused on “France’s support for the recognition of the Kurdish autonomous administration by the international community”, according to L’Orient-Le Jour newspaper.

Macron also said France would continue the fight against terrorism alongside the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), both newspapers cited Elysee Palace as saying.

He also promised that France would continue its humanitarian aid in northeast Syria, according to La Provence and L’Orient-Le Jour.

The Kurdish representative said Macron had reiterated “support for the autonomous administration until a secure and stale situation is achieved in Syria and the region”, ANHA reported.

The meeting took place on the ninth anniversary of the revolution in northeast Syria (Rojava in Kurdish) when Kurdish-led forces rose up against the Syrian government of Bashar Al-Assad, The New Arab reported.

The anniversary has galvanized action on social media, with the hashtag #Status4NorthandEastSyria used in more than 130,000 tweets.

The administration also released a statement marking the anniversary, appealing to the UN to recognize its authority.

"In order to realize the dreams of the Syrian people indiscriminately and initiate a peaceful change, this revolution relies on the development of a decentralized system, which it has presented as an alternative," the statement read.

In May, the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) recommended to the US government that it recognize the Kurdish-led administration as a political entity, in order to protect religious freedom in the area.

Kurdish-led authorities have enjoyed somewhat strong relations with France, with French parliamentary and humanitarian delegations visiting northeast Syria to express solidarity and condemned Turkey's military interventions in Kurdish-controlled parts of Syria.

French reluctance to repatriate IS-linked citizens from camps and prisons in northeast Syria has tested ties.

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