MED-7 LEADERS SUPPORT SANCTIONS AGAINST TURKEY, IF....

Mediterranean leaders ready for EU sanctions on ‘confrontational’ Turkey Leaders of seven European countries on the Mediterranean said on Thursday they were ready to back EU sanctions against Turkey if Ankara shunned dialogue on escalating tensions in the sea.


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