Acknowledging the Joint Statement on Research Cooperation issued by the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, and Ms. Sigrun Aasland, Norwegian Minister of Research and Higher Education, on March 24, 2026, in Ottawa, Canada, the two ministers have agreed to further bilateral science and research cooperation through an ambitious plan to develop a joint research agenda to advance understanding of the Arctic.