The head of the High Council of State (HCS), Khaled Al-Mishri, said on Tuesday that the laws regulating the upcoming December elections are nearing completion.

Al-Mishri's remarks came during his meeting with Maria Casellati, President of the Italian Senate, in the capital, Rome, according to a statement by the HCS media office.

He underscored that the council is working to reach an agreement and a common vision to establish a constitutional basis that leads to elections.

For her part, Casellati confirmed that the Italian Senate is following up with great interest the developments in Libya, stressing support for the political process within the framework agreed upon in the political agreement and the Berlin Conference regarding the elections.

The two parties also reviewed the major challenges facing the electoral process other than the election laws, such as the mercenaries, who are controlling entire Libyan cities, in addition to the government's lack of control over the entire country.