Alexander Losyukov

Alexander Prokhorovich Losyukov (; 15 November 1943 – 16 November 2021 ) was a Soviet and Russian diplomat.

Biography After graduating from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations in 1968, Losyukov entered the service of the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs, working in various positions in the central office and in diplomatic missions abroad, including in Afghanistan, the United States and the Philippines. On 19 September 2001, he met with PCR ambassador Zhang Deguang to discuss the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. In 2003, as soon as North Korea gave up the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons which led to the start of the North Korea nuclear crisis, Alexander Losyukov traveled to North Korea as soon as January 2003 with the mission to find a negotiation process between the communist country and the United States, considering Russia and the US as allies in the war against terrorism.

In March 2004, Losyukov was appointed Ambassador of Russia to Japan.

Losyukov spoke Russian, Pashto and English.