FRENCH PRESIDENT REGARDS STATEMENTS BY OSCE MG CO-CHAIRS FAIR & WISE

TREND< Azerbaijan
Sept 28 2006

French President Jacques Chirac described the statements by the
OSCE Minsk group co-chairs on the resolution of the Nagorno-Karabakh
conflict as fair, balanced and wise, Trend reports citing Mediamax
Agency.

On 29 September Jacques Chirac will pay an official visit to Armenia.

"I am personally involved in the conflict resolution, as I know the
sufferings that it has experienced," the French President said.

Chirac said that the parties, Paris, Key West and Ramboulette, were
close to signing the peace agreement.

"I informed the Presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan that the proposals
by the OSCE Minsk Group Co-chairs seem to be fair, balanced and wise. I
would like Yerevan and Baku to demonstrate the courage required for
the achievement of peace," the President stated.

Chirac said that at present the G8 countries and the international
community are prepared to act as guarantee for the peace agreement.