The First Vice-President of the Republic, Ali Osman Mohamed Taha, is due to inaugurate the Third Culture and Tourism Festival at Kassala State on March 18 as well as inauguration of services and development projects at a number of the state\'s localities. Meanwhile, the Council of Ministers of Kassala State assured in its meeting, chaired by the Wali (governor) of the state, Mohamed Yousif Adam, reviewed the ongoing preparations to the launch of the festival as scheduled. The council approved a report of the Ministry of Social and Cultural Affairs and the Ministry of Sports and Youth and gave a number of directives pertinent to highlighting on the role of the ministry and its objectives and gave directive to giving the youth projects a top priority.