Translate the following English sentence to French:
"Since we had to go to conciliation, as Chairman of the Conciliation Committee, I would like to take this opportunity to say that I would prefer to avoid such procedures as far as possible."
Je voudrais dire à cette occasion, puisque nous sommes face à une conciliation, que, en tant que président de la commission, je souhaiterais que nous évitions autant que possible ces procédures.