United Nations-sponsored talks are continuing in Geneva, Switzerland, between the Libyan President of the State Council Khaled Al-Mashri and the Speaker of Parliament, Aguila Saleh, with the aim of reaching understandings on the constitutional document.

The United Nations announced this evening, Wednesday, the extension of the talks on the Libyan constitutional track in Geneva for an additional day, as it was scheduled to conclude today.

After the start of the talks yesterday, sources in Geneva confirmed to Al Jazeera that clear progress had been made on a number of issues;

This may push for the signing today of the constitutional document as a first stage, and then it will be presented to the Libyan House of Representatives and the State for adoption.

Presidential Council welcomes

A meeting was held in Tripoli between the President of the Presidential Council, Muhammad al-Manfi, and his two deputies, Abdullah al-Lafi, Musa al-Koni and the American ambassador.

A statement by the Council stated that the meeting discussed the file of holding parliamentary and presidential elections according to a constitutional rule agreed upon by all parties participating in the political process.

The Council reiterated the importance of Libyan control over Libyan resources, especially the oil sector, and balanced spending and attention to the regions and cities of the south in particular.

The Council praised the efforts of the United Nations Secretary-General's Adviser on Libyan Affairs, Stephanie Williams, to reach consensus on a constitutional basis.

Ambassador Norland concludes a one-night visit to #Tripoli to support #Libya's transition towards elections, reconciliation and financial management.

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In turn, Norland affirmed during the meeting his country's support for the strategic vision of the national reconciliation project, which was launched by the Presidential Council in the past few days, according to the statement.

The US ambassador stressed the necessity of paying attention to the economic file, re-exporting oil, and activating the oversight of public spending in a transparent manner, stressing that Washington supports the holding of elections as soon as possible, and the preservation of stability in the country.

And Reuters news agency quoted Norland yesterday that it is possible to hold the elections without resolving the crisis between the two competing governments, so that each party holds the elections in its areas of control.

This statement caused criticism, as a group of members of the State Council issued a statement saying that they refuse to interfere in how and how elections are held in their country.

Norland said - during a press conference in Tripoli today - that his proposal regarding holding the elections in the presence of the two governments came after looking at several political factors, and it is just an idea until now, and only Libyans determine their effectiveness.

He added, "The ideal way is for a single government to supervise the elections, and this may happen in the future, but I do not see that this scenario is currently possible in Libya."