Rival sides in Honduras's political crisis are holding talks, which deposed President Manuel Zelaya has said are the last chance for reaching a deal.
The negotiations are taking place in Costa Rica, mediated by the host country's President Oscar Arias.
Mr Zelaya was forced into exile on 28 June. His wife has said he will return home unless a deal to reinstate him is reached by midnight local on Saturday.
The interim government says Mr Zelaya will be arrested if he comes back.
It prevented Mr Zelaya's earlier attempted homecoming on 5 July.
Mr Arias has put forward a plan involving Mr Zelaya returning as the head of a reconciliation government.
He suggested that early elections could then be held in October, with Mr Zelaya relinquishing control of the military a month before the poll date, to ensure "the transparency and normalcy" of the vote.
Pro-Zelaya protesters in Tegucigalpa, Honduras (18 July 2009)
Mr Arias has also proposed an amnesty for political crimes committed before and after the 28 June coup.
A few hundred pro-Zelaya demonstrators gathered outside Mr Arias' house in Costa Rica, where the talks were taking place.
Thousands of his supporters also continued to protest in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, blocking roads and chanting slogans.
"Nothing will come out of the negotiations and people know that," said Cesar Silva, an organiser of the demonstratio
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