Translate the following English sentence to French:
"Clarity and transparency of these views would, of course, have an encouraging effect, and it would be especially useful if everyone could stop trying to offer each other excuses."
La clarté et la transparence en la matière auraient bien entendu un effet encourageant et il serait particulièrement utile que chacun cesse de tenter d'avancer des excuses à l'autre partie.