Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has invited Croatian companies to participate in public infrastructure projects of Ukraine and defense and technical cooperation.

"We have a wide range of opportunities for our cooperation. Last year showed that bilateral trade is growing. This is a good signal," he said at the opening of the Ukrainian-Croatian business forum in Zagreb (Croatia), the press service of Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers reported.

The range of directions where it is better to develop business relations between Ukraine and Croatia also includes agriculture, metal, pharmaceutical sectors, machine building, energy, tourism and construction.

The Ukrainian prime minister said that after the introduction of the visa free regime by the European Union for Ukrainian citizens the flow of tourists, including to Croatia, would grow. He said that Ukraine is ready to receive tourists from Croatia.