Madrid, 17/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - At the EU/Latin America/Caribbean Summit in Madrid, Mercosur did not receive a pledge from the EU that it would conclude negotiations of the free trade and association agreement, on the table, by 2005. The political declaration adopted after the Summit simply "welcomes the progress made so far on the trade chapters and the adoption of a package of measures to facilitate trade". It affirms that the parties will "continue to make substantial progress in...