CAIRO - Egyptian Defense Minister Abdel Fattah al-Seisi on Tuesday called for people from different fields to hold a national dialogue Wednesday in the capital Cairo to solve the current political crisis, official MENA news agency reported.

Seisi noted that the talk would be held in a military building belonging to the air force.

The minister's call came when new demonstrations held by President Mohamed Morsi's supporters and opponents raged in different places in Cairo, four days before the disputed constitution referendum would be held.