A written declaration on the issue of the continued illegal detention of the five Greek Cypriots in the Turkish-occupied areas of Cyprus, was submitted by the leader of the European People’s Party (EPP) political group in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Spanish Member of Parliament, Pablo Hispán and was signed by a large number of Members from all five political groups of PACE. The move follows a letter sent by the President of the House of Representatives, Annita Demetriou, to the President of the PACE.