ARMINFO News Agency, Armenia
September 28, 2006 Thursday

OSCE MG CO-CHAIRS’ CURRENT PROPOSALS ON KARABAKH ARE HONEST,
WELL-BALANCED AND SENSIBLE: FRENCH PRESIDENT

The OSCE MG co-chairs’ current proposals on Karabakh are honest,
well-balanced and sensible, French President Jacques Chirac says in
an interview to Hayastani Hanrapetouyun daily (Armenia) on the eve of
his visit to yerevan.

For many times we have been very close to peace agreement – in Paris,
Key-West, Rambouillet. I have told Presidents Kocharyan and Aliyev
that to me the co-chairs’ proposals are honest, well-balanced and
sensible. I would like them to show courage to be able to attain
peace, says Chirac. He says that he has got involved in the
settlement of the Karabakh conflict because he is well aware of the
sufferings the conflict has caused to people and because peace is the
only way to build democratic and prosperous future for all the
nations of the region.

The sharp wit of Armenians, the economic dynamism and favorable
geo-strategic situation of Armenia may give it profit only if it has
open borders and normal relations with all of its neighbors, says
Chirac. He says that today G8 and the international community are
ready to guarantee peace agreement. "We should not miss this chance,"
says Chirac.