Cairo, Muharram 19, 1432, Dec 25, 2010, SPA -- The annual conference of Egypt's ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) kicked off Saturday, DPA reported. Held under the slogan "To Secure the Future of Your Children," thousands of NDP leaders and members gathered in Cairo to discuss party policies. Opposition groups secured only a handful of seats in the poll for the lower house last month, while the NDP strengthened considerably its hold on power in the 518-seat People's Assembly. President Hosni Mubarak is scheduled to address the conference in the evening. "The conference will try to deliver the message that the majority of Parliament will seek to work for the best interests of the people of Egypt," Ali Eddin Helal, head of the party's media committee, said on the NDP's website. --SPA 14:58 LOCAL TIME 11:58 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/849236