“It is almost possible to see a genuine peace settlement now,” British Foreign Secretary David Owen said in his first public reaction to the Camp David Talks. Speaking on BBC Television’s “Panorama” program Monday night he said he was surprised that Israel had conceded things it had previously refused to yield. Owen said he would meet other European Economic Community foreign ministers in Brussels this week to see how they could reinforce “this formidable achievement.”
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