The Joint Statement of Ministers on the occasion of the Third ArcticDefinitions of the Arctic vary according to environmental, geographical, political, cultural and scientific perspectives. Some scientists define the Arctic as areas having a high latitude, long winters, short, cool summers,... More Science Ministerial is now available at https://asm3.org/library/Files/ASM3%20Joint%20Statement.pdf Under proposed action, INTERACT is mentioned under “Encourage multinational participation in field station and ship-based research”.