Vitaly Smirnov

For the member of the International Olympic Committee, see Vitali Smirnov.

Vitaly Stepanovich Smirnov (Belarusian: Віталь Сцяпанавіч Смірноў, 16 February 1930 – 1 November 2007) was a Soviet and Belarusian diplomat. He served as the Soviet ambassador to Pakistan during the 1980s. His tenure was characterized by several notable events in Pakistan–USSR relations, including the Soviet–Afghan War and the Badaber uprising in Peshawar in 1985.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][self-published source]} Earlier, he was the Permanent Representative of Belarus to the United Nations (1967–1974).^{[citation needed]}

Vitaly Smirnov
Віталь Смірноў
Ambassador to Pakistan
In office 11 July 1980 – 16 May 1985
Preceded by	Sarvar Azimov
Succeeded by	Abdurrahman Vazirov
Ambassador to Bangladesh
In office 14 October 1988 – 21 March 1991
Preceded by	Vladimir Belyayev
Succeeded by	Yuri Alekseyev
Personal details
Born	(1930-02-16)16 February 1930 Sutoki, Lyozna district, Vitebsk region, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	1 November 2007(2007-11-01) (aged 77) Minsk, Belarus