Gov't Vice President: Greece's partners did not find the courage to admit that their programme has failed

Referring to the referendum's result he estimated that it rekindled that revanchism on the part of Greece's creditors adding "The threat that we will exit from the eurozone is like the bee's threat that it stings and then dies" he said and noted that all possibilities were discussed during the negotiations.

"The acceptance of the deal was a necessary withdrawal. The agreement has not been completed yet, he said adding that an important element of the agreement is that safeguards the bank deposits "For us it was very important to protect the people that, for ideological reasons, did not send their money abroad or hide it in their houses" said Dragasakis.

Asked on former Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis' statements, Dragasakis said among others "Serious government is the government that plans a Plan B not the one that speaks of a Plan B'.