Working meeting with Novgorod Region Governor Sergei Mitin 2011-04-21 15:00:00 Gorki, Moscow Region Dmitry Medvedev and Sergei Mitin discussed employment issues, support for basic and intermediate vocational education institutions in the region. Preparations for celebrating the 1150th anniversary of the Russian Statehood in 2012 were discussed separately. Mr Mitin told the President that Veliky Novgorod, one of the oldest cities in Russia, is actively engaged in these preparations. In 2009 the city celebrated its 1150th anniversary.