Is Premiere Pro CS6 suitable for converting .mxf files from PAL to NTSC?

Hi
I have a lot of footage that was shot on a Canon XF305 in full res PAL.  I need to convert this to NTSC.  Will Premiere do the job well?  What settings should I use?  I'm using Mac OS X v10.6.8 on a Mac book Pro.
Best regards,
KF

Many thanks for your reply Harm.
Would you have any ideas for what preset settings I would export with?  And which codec?  There is an HD preset which compresses it with H.264.  I'm trying to get the highest quality possible and h.264 compresses it. 

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