lah ▁K hat ib . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Per es ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁plan ▁had ▁moved ▁closer ▁to ▁real ization , ▁as ▁new ▁details ▁were ▁announced ▁for ▁implementation ▁of ▁joint ▁economic ▁effort ▁in ▁four ▁locations ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Bank . ▁This ▁included ▁specific ▁plans ▁for ▁industrial ▁projects , ▁and ▁a ▁joint ly - built ▁university , ▁and ▁invest ments ▁from ▁several ▁countries , ▁including ▁Japan , ▁Turkey ▁and ▁Germany . ▁Per es ▁discussed ▁this ▁with ▁Tony ▁Bla ir ▁during ▁Bla ir ' s ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁M ide ast ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Per es ▁said ▁that ▁efforts ▁were ▁moving ▁ahead . ▁ ▁USA ID ▁and ▁the ▁World ▁Bank ▁have ▁review ed ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁specific ▁propos als ▁in ▁depth , ▁and ▁issued ▁a ▁critique ▁of ▁many ▁strength s ▁and ▁weak ness es ▁of ▁the ▁plan . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Tony ▁Bla ir ▁announced ▁a ▁new ▁plan ▁for ▁peace ▁and ▁for ▁Palest in ian ▁rights , ▁based ▁heavily ▁on ▁the ▁ideas ▁on ▁the ▁Peace ▁Valley ▁plan . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Per es ▁hosted ▁a ▁conference ▁in ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁Israel ' s ▁ 6 0 th ▁anni versary , ▁called ▁" F acing ▁Tom orrow ". ▁He ▁addressed ▁numerous ▁issues ▁related ▁to ▁Israel ' s ▁future . ▁He ▁discussed ▁the ▁Peace ▁Valley ▁initi ative ▁with ▁numerous ▁foreign ▁leaders . ▁President ▁George ▁Bush ▁expressed ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁idea . ▁Per es ▁said ▁that