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Baku/08.03.22/Turan: The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense has reported shootings in Karabakh and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic (NAR) over the past 24 hours. Azerbaijani side returned fire.
Members of an illegal armed formation in the territory of Azerbaijan where Russian peacekeepers are temporarily deployed, at 6:45 p.m. on March 7 fired at positions in the direction of Papravend village of Agdam region with various caliber weapons, the press service of the country's Defense Ministry reported.
Besides, on March 8 at 07:30, the Armenian armed units shelled Azerbaijani positions near the border village of Kilid, the Ordubad district of the NAR.
"In both directions the Azerbaijani side took adequate response measures. At present the situation is stable and the operational situation is under full control of Azerbaijani units," reads the conclusion of the Defense Ministry's report.-06B-
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On January 7, the head of state signed a decree to raise the salaries of employees in a number of budgetary organizations by 15% starting from January 1.
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