(VOVworld) - Israeli President Reuven Rivlin met Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Chairman Nguyen Thanh Phong on Thursday.

Israeli investors have 11 projects in the city with a capital worth 10 million dollars. Bilateral trade revenue between Ho Chi Minh City and Israel last year was 1.3 billion dollars. Chairman Phong called for more Israeli investment in hi-tech agriculture, IT, chemistry and telecom. Both witnessed the signing of an agreement on health cooperation worth 200 million dollars. They also joined a the Vietnam-Israel business forum in the city.