Laws creating a permanent "social security safety net" to support vulnerable bank debtors will be prepared by next November, Economy, Development and Tourism Minister George Stathakis said in an interview with the Sunday edition of the newspaper "Ethnos".

Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias has scheduled a series of bilateral meetings in New York on Sunday, on the sidelines of his participation in the Ministerial Week of the 70th UN General Assembly.

The return of growth and investments to Greece were key points emphasised by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, in a one-on-one public discussion he held with former U.S. president Bill Clinton during the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting in New York City on Sunday.