The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said on February 28 Sarraj and Haftar agreed on the need to hold general elections in the country.
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"[The sides] reached an agreement… on the need to unite state institutions and on holding presidential and parliamentary elections by the end of this year, as well as on support for UN envoy's efforts on the matter," Houni said.
The media adviser added that the meeting between the sides was aimed at "ending the bloodshed and preventing the escalation of military conflict in the country."
The United Nations attempted to organize nation-wide presidential and parliamentary elections in Libya last December, however, the vote was later postponed until the spring of 2019.