Dendias: Sanctions against Turkey to remain on the table Search for: Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias addressed the online Inter-Parliamentary Conference of the MED7 group of countries, where he stressed the need for sanctions against Turkey to remain on the table as a tool to prevent new provocative and illegal actions. In any case, he stressed that this year’s summit is of particular importance, given the developments in the Mediterranean region, referring, among other things, to the hybrid threats to the region, with the leading instrumentation of immigration from Turkey. Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias. In this context, he pointed out that a positive agenda of the European Union and Turkey can only be achieved if Ankara consistently demonstrates a constructive stance in the region in compliance with international law and Union criteria.