Egypt's nationwide anti-government protests continued for the third consecutive day on Thursday with protestors calling for a one-million-march after Friday prayers.

Riot police clash with protesters in Cairo, capital of Egypt, Jan. 26, 2011. Protests continued for a second day on Wednesday in different places in Egypt despite a government ban on further protests. [Karem Ahmad/Xinhua]

Safwat el-Sherif, Secretary General of Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) affirmed that the party is following the government's plan to handle crisis in a press conference on Thursday afternoon.

He added that the party respects youth commitment to peaceful expression over the past period, rejecting any threat to the national security. "Egypt is a country which always faces those who try to destabilize its national unity and security," said El- Sherif.

He further said that Egypt is fully aware of the elements that try to destroy the freedom and democracy in Egypt with igniting anarchy and spreading rumors.

The secretary general of NDP added that the party is confident to start dialogue with the youth. However, he added democracy has its regulations and that the minority cannot force its own will on the majority.

"Dialogue should always be within a peaceful way and the framework of legitimacy as the case in civilized countries," he added.

El-Sherif's press conference came as a response to the protests that hit Egypt for three days.

Thousands of Egyptian protestors participate in an unprecedented anti-government demonstration against corruption, poverty and unemployment, calling an end of the ruling of President Hosni Mubarak.

The three-day protests have led to at least 1,000 protestors in custody, with hundreds freed by the general prosecutors.