The diplomat told RIA Novosti about this.
“We work calmly, and there are such plots and flashes, when out of nowhere someone wants to make a scandal because a representative of the state protocol of Canada came to our reception, as is customary everywhere and everywhere.
To make some kind of political plot out of this - we look at it with a smile, ”the agency quotes Stepanov.
In addition, the diplomat stressed that Russia is satisfied with the level of contacts with Canada.
“We are in contact almost daily, we have a lot of issues on the daily agenda and practical issues that require solutions.
Both I and the Minister-Counsellor, and our diplomats regularly interact with their counter-partners in the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs,” the ambassador said.
Earlier, Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly reacted negatively to the presence of a representative of her department at a reception at the embassy in Ottawa in honor of Russia Day.
She called it unacceptable.