11.   He was angry about a long-term contract that paid him well below market value and also miffed that he had been on the trade block last summer.

12.   The addition of Chile into Mecosur means a lot as it will be a major step forward in the Latin America trade block becoming a reality.

13.   The Nationalists, which strongly endorse Malta joining the trade block, claimed a similar poll showed them coming out on top with a slim majority.

14.   The presidents of Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, who comprise the Mercosur trade block, signed the wide-ranging accord during the weekend summit in Madrid.

15.   The truck drivers say regulations implemented by the Andean Community trade block have allowed Colombian drivers to monopolize transport between the two countries.

16.   The ultimate objective of Mercosur is to be a trade block encompassing all the countries in Latin America.

17.   Brazil and Argentina, the two behemoths in the trade block, had gone head to head over sectors important to their respective economies.

18.   Venezuelan Foreign Minister Luis Alfonso Davila said the summit should aim to achieve a Caribbean trade block before FTAA negotiations begin in earnest.