The Government today said that it attaches great importance to the visit of US President Barack Obama to India starting from Saturday. Speaking to media in New Delhi on Wednesday, the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mr. Prithviraj Chauhan said that the relations between New Delhi and Washington are growing very well.He said that the United States and India, two of the largest democracies share same values and therefore, there is natural affinity between them. Mr. Chauhan said that the cooperation between the two countries whether it was nuclear energy or science and technology or trade which was initiated in 2005 have been progressing.Mr Chavan said number of agreements are expected to be signed during the visit including one on Science and Technology. On civil nuclear energy cooperation, Mr Chavan said that there is nothing left at the inter-governmental level and it is now negotiations at the commercial level. He said that the civil liability law and and the Indo-US agreement is on track and whatever India committed has been fulfilled and India wants cooperation this areas to grow.The US President will be arriving in Mumbai on Saturday for a three day State visit to India. He will have talks with the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Monday. He will be addressing a joint-sitting of the both Houses of Parliament on Monday evening.