Former European Central Bank President (ECB) Jean-Claude Trichet said on Tuesday that Greece should stay in the Eurozone because the exit from the Eurozone would hurt the Greek public most.

"I think the will of the Greek government, the overwhelming will of the Greek people -- according to the information I have -- and of course the option of the European friends is that staying in the euro area is by far the best solution," Trichet said.

Trichet was the ECB president in 2010 when Eurozone's finance ministers provided Athens with initial financial aid.