Tuareg separatists in Mali have given up hopes for an independent state in the north of the country.
The rebels made the announcement after talks with the Malian government in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso on Tuesday.
The talks, between the government, Tuareg forces and Islamist rebels, also saw the Islamist Ansar Dine, pledge to reject all forms of extremism.
Rebels are currently in control of northern Mali, with Ansar Dine causing international outrage by destroying historic cultural sites in Timbuktu.
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