The heads of the Greek affairs group in the House of Representatives (Hellenic Caucus) are calling for the State Department to exert pressure for the release of the 5 Greek Cypriots who continue to be detained in the Turkish-occupied areas of Cyprus through a letter they sent to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. In particular, Congressmen Gus Bilirakis, Nicole Malliotakis, Dina Titus, and Chris Pappas speak of politically motivated arrests that threaten the bicommunal and bizonal comprehensive settlement that the State Department is seeking for the reunification of the island. "In light of this serious escalation by the Turkish authorities, we call on the State Department, through the United States Embassies in Nicosia and Ankara, to take action against those responsible in the occupied territories, demanding the immediate release of Greek Cypriots who are being illegally detained for exercising their human right to visit their...