The government will discuss revisions to an atomic energy cooperation agreement with the U.S. for the first time in 41 years.

The two sides will open the 28th meeting of their joint atomic energy standing committee in Washington Monday to discuss 100 items, including the revision.

They signed the agreement in 1956 and revised it in 1973. The deal will expire in 2014.

The four-day talks are the first official meeting for the deal's revision, and are seen to set the course for future discussions.