Controversial Canadian presence at the Russian Embassy ceremony in Ottawa

According to information first announced by the daily tea world at Email and the CBC confirmed, Yasemin Heinbecker, a senior representative of the Canadian ministry, was present on Friday at the Russian embassy in Ottawa. A ceremony was held there to mark Russia Day.

Completely unacceptable. No Canadian representative shall attend the event organized at the Russian Embassy and no Canadian representative shall attend such event in the future. declared on Twitter Sunday night, Minister Joly.

The decision to send a protocol officer to the reception was made by Global Affairs Canadawe confirm on the side of the ministry in charge of diplomatic relations.

The latter refers by e-mailno Canadian representative shall attend the event organized at the Russian Embassy and no Canadian representative shall attend such event in the future. Russian officials will not be invited to Canada Day events hosted by the department.

The Russian Ambassador to Canada reacted

For his part, Russian ambassador Oleg Stepanov, wants that thank you Mrs. Heinbecker in reception at our reception.

Diplomacy is a matter of dialogue. Despite current political disagreements, we must remember that our countries are neighbors. […] We do not look at Canada through the lens of confrontation and we are willing to wait patiently for the Trudeau cabinet or the next government to understand that it is in Canada’s national interest to pursue good mutual relations with Russia. . This will definitely benefit both our countries and the Arctic region.the ambassador added in a written statement.