Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, the founding countries of Mercosur, support the text for a free trade agreement with the European Union (EU), which both blocs have been negotiating for 25 years, says Uruguayan Foreign Minister Omar Paganini. "All the countries have expressed support (...) for the text of the free trade agreement between Mercosur and the EU, which will be finalized tomorrow with the presence of the leaders," he says. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES