A spokesman for Muammar Gaddafi says he is ready to hold talks with rebels about forming a transitional government in war-torn Libya.
Moussa Ibrahim reportedly called the headquarters of a news agency in New York and stated the dictator wanted to negotiate.
He said Colonel Gaddafi's son Saadi has been appointed to lead the discussions.
Rebel forces are now believed to have control of virtually all Tripoli, with resistance petering out.
However, there is still no sign of Colonel Gaddafi himself and fierce fighting has been continuing in other parts of the country.
An advance on the former dictator's home town of Sirte is said to have been halted outside the oil port of Ras Lanuf.
NATO planes have carried out strikes in the area, targeting heavy artillery, armoured vehicles and bunkers.
Rebels vow to resolve water, fuel shortage
Rebel leaders in Libya have announced measures to tackle shortages in the capital Tripoli which the United Nations says are threatening lives.
Many districts have no running water, and most of the capital's two million inhabitants have no power, the BBC reports.
Mahmoud Shammam of the National Transitional Council (NTC) promised diesel fuel to restore electricity and water supplies would arrive on Sunday.
But he warned residents not to expect miracles after such a swift victory against Colonel Gaddafi's forces.
Water and medical supplies will be delivered by sea, through the port of Misrata, the rebel leadership said.
Bodies found in Tripoli warehouse
The burned remains of more than 50 people have been found in a warehouse in Tripoli.
Britain's Sky News reported that the remains were found in an agricultural warehouse in southern Tripoli, where the victims were apparently prisoners.
Witnesses believed the dead had been gunned down and set on fire by pro-Gaddafi forces on 23 and 24 August as the veteran leader's rule collapsed in the face of a rebel advance.
One unidentified man told Sky he was a survivor, a former prisoner who had escaped.
The report quoted local residents as saying many more bodies were buried in the compound or in nearby warehouses and buildings.
The rebels found three bound, executed bodies in military uniform outside the warehouse, the report said Local people believed these soldiers had been killed because they refused to shoot the people being held inside the warehouse.
