▁would ▁also ▁include ▁a ▁major ▁des alin ization ▁plant . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁Japanese ▁government ▁ ▁re iter ated ▁its ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁plan ▁in ▁meet ings ▁with ▁Israel is ▁and ▁Palest ini ans , ▁and ▁ur ged ▁the ▁sides ▁to ▁continue ▁working ▁towards ▁completion . ▁Japan ▁also ▁indicated ▁specific ▁support ▁for ▁an ▁ag ro - indust rial ▁park ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁near ▁Jer ich o , ▁and ▁said ▁it ▁hopes ▁to ▁begin ▁construction ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁E ff ort s ▁at ▁joint ▁development ▁and ▁dialog ue ▁have ▁also ▁moved ▁forward ▁on ▁the ▁local ▁level ▁in ▁the ▁Jen in ▁area , ▁through ▁on going ▁contact ▁between ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁Gil boa ▁Regional ▁Council ▁and ▁local ▁Palest in ian ▁officials ▁of ▁the ▁Jen in ▁district . ▁Gr ound bre aking ▁on ▁the ▁Jen in ▁project ▁is ▁hoped ▁to ▁occur ▁by ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁after ▁a ▁meeting ▁with ▁World ▁Bank ▁President ▁Robert ▁Zo el lick , ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁Regional ▁Co operation ▁Minister , ▁Sil van ▁Sh alom , ▁announced ▁a ▁pilot ▁project ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁" p il ot " ▁pipe ▁ 1 8 0   km ▁long ▁from ▁the ▁Red ▁Sea ▁to ▁the ▁Dead ▁Sea . ▁The ▁pipe ▁would ▁p ump ▁ 2 0 0   mill ion ▁cub ic ▁meters ▁per ▁year . ▁Half ▁of ▁this ▁would ▁be ▁des alin ated ▁for ▁Jordan ian ▁consumption ▁and ▁half