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We developed a two-stage process which allows one to create elements of low resistance and produce permanent joints to the obtained structures. Studies of laser decomposition of AlN under variable process conditions have shown that effective decomposition of the AlN ceramic surface layer should be carried out in an atmosphere of argon with laser beam fluence well above the ablation threshold. Notably, both processing stages were performed under a continuous flow of argon. A method of producing permanent joints to the obtained conductive structures was also developed. 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