"Many times in Paris, Key West, Rambouillet I saw the closeness of attaining peace over the Nagorno Karabakh conflict and today OSCE MG proposals seem fair, weighed and reasonable. I told this to Armenian and Azeri Presidents Kocharian and Aliyev," French President Jacques Chirac stated in an interview to the Hayastani Hanrapetutyun (Republic of Armenia) newspaper. "I would like to see Yerevan and Baku displaying courage for attaining peace," he added. "I was involved in the solution of the Karabakh issue myself, as I am aware with the suffering caused by the conflict and as peace is the only way to build a democratic and prospering future," Chirac said. In his words, economic dynamism, geostrategic location of Armenia will be fully useful only provided that borders are open and relations are settled with neighbors. "Today G8 countries and the international community are ready to become guarantees of a peace accord over the Karabakh issue. This apt moment should not be missed," the French President added.