File photo taken on Feb. 5, 2015 shows Greece's Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis attending a press conference in Berlin, Germany. Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis announced his resignation in an announcement on July 6, 2015, after his compatriots voted No to a bailout offer in a highly controversial referendum. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan)
ATHENS, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis announced his resignation in an announcement Monday, after his compatriots voted No to a bailout offer in a highly controversial referendum.
He said the decision was made in view of " a certain 'preference' by some Eurogroup participants, and assorted 'partners', for my ... 'absence' from its meetings."
It was "an idea that the Prime Minister judged to be potentially helpful to him in reaching an agreement," he added.
