Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Wess Mitchell, sent a message late on Tuesday that the United States of America counts Greece in its strategic planning as a pillar of stability for the wider region of the Southeastern Mediterranean and the Balkans.

Greece's entry into the bailout mechanisms and the involvement of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) should be investigated, the head of the junior party in Greece's ruling coalition, Independent Greeks (ANEL) party leader and Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, said in an interview with the ANA released on Sunday.