Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg held successive meetings with Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Drnovsek, Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel, and Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister Zoran Krstevski in Trieste, Italy, on November 23. The leaders exchanged views on many issues of international significance. Bilateral relations and intensification of the cooperation between the countries were discussed. The talks were held in the framework of the Annual Meeting of the Prime Ministers of the Central European Initiative. Bulgarian Prime Minister underscored that Bulgaria will continue its consistent policy focused on regional security and development.