Dorëhiqet Bahri Shaqiri, Presidenca: Edmond Panariti do të jetë shefi i ri i kabinetit

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Presidenti i Republikës, Sh.T.Z Ilir Meta ka pranuar sot dorëheqjen e z.Bahri Shaqiri nga detyra e Këshilltarit për Çështjet e Sigurisë Kombëtare, për shkak të angazhimeve të tij në të ardhmen, që nuk përputhen me këtë detyrë tepër të rëndësishme.

Presidenti Meta, ka emëruar Këshilltar për Çështjet e Sigurisë Kombëtare, z.Spiro Koçi, i cili deri sot ka ushtruar detyrën e Këshilltarit Diplomatik të Kreut të Shtetit.

Presidenti Meta ka emëruar Këshilltar Diplomatik, z.Arben Cici, i cili ka mbajtur detyrën e Drejtorit të Kabinetit.

Për shkak të forcimit të prioriteteve të reja të Institucionit të Presidentit të Republikës, me qëllim përballimin me sukses të sfidave, që parashtron koha, në funksion të interesit më të mirë qytetar dhe kombëtar, siç janë:

– Sfidat e pandemisë COVID-19 dhe shëndetit publik,
– Sfidat me të cilat përballet faktori shqiptar;
– Shpopullimi i vendit,
– Sfidat në Arsim,
– Sfidat në Mjedis,

Kreu i Shtetit, ka emëruar sot në detyrën tepër të rëndësishme të Drejtorit të Kabinetit, Prof.Dr. Edmond Panariti.

 

EDMOND PANARITI, PHD

 

 

Edmond Panariti, PhD is an Albanian academic and politician who is the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development and Member of the Albanian Parliament

 

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

   

Università Degli Studi di Perugia

 

Perugia,

Italy

2015 Doctor Honoris Causa
  Szent Istvan University of Budapest Budapest, Hungary
2014 Certificate of Merit
  University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover Hanover, Germany
2004 Post-graduate studies in Toxicology (1994-1998, 2004)
  ETH Zürich / University of Zürich Zürich, Switzerland
1992 Post-graduate studies in Toxicology
  Agricultural University of Tirana Tirana, Albania
2000 Full Professor of Toxicology
1994 Associate Professor of Toxicology  
1989 Doctoral Degree in Environmental Pollution and Toxicology  
1984 Diploma in Veterinary Medicine  

 

EXPERIENCE

 

2017-

2019

 

Albanian Parliament

 

Tirana, Albania

Member of Parliament
2013-

2017

Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Water Administration Tirana, Albania
  Minister  
2012-

2013

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Tirana, Albania
Minister
2012 Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe Strasbourg,

France

  Chairman
2011-

2012

Municipality of Tirana Tirana, Albania
Deputy Mayor

 

2009 World Health Organization (WHO) Tirana,

Albania

  National Officer “Food Safety”
  ·      Management and technical supervision of the project “Strengthening of The Food Control Institutions in Albania”  
2005-

2009

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agriculture Tirana, Albania
Senior Lecturer
·      Lecturing at the graduate and postgraduate level in environmental and food toxicology
1997-

2004

Institute of Veterinary Research Tirana, Albania
Deputy Director, Head of Department of Food Control
  ·      Management of research activities and projects at the Institute of Veterinary Research, Tirana  
·      Responsible for the compilation and the implementation of the national residues monitoring programme in animals and animal origin products
1996-

1997

Institute of Public Health Tirana, Albania
Head of “Food Safety”
  ·      Conducting screening and confirmatory analytical techniques for the detection and evaluation of toxic residues and additives in food products  
1992-

1996

Institute of Veterinary Research Tirana, Albania
Head of the Department of Toxicology
  ·      Conducting research studies and routine analytical monitoring of toxic residues in environmental samples
  ·      Compilation of draft-proposals regarding the establishment of the related safety and quality standards  

 

GRANTS, TRAINING AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

 

  • Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University: Executive Training 2013
  • University of Perugia: EU – JEP Tempus Grant for the development and 2005

implementation of a sustainable animal health and production system in Albania

  • University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover: Research Grant for the diagnosis 2004

and prevention of animal intoxications and the consequent consumer exposure

  • Harvard School of Public Health / Basel University: Certified Postgraduate 2003

Qualification in Environmental Epidemiology and Health

  • University of Mississippi: Fulbright Research Grant in Toxicology 2000
  • University of Tirana: Environmental Epidemiology Training 1997
  • US EPA: Risk Assessment and Management and Environmental Policies Certification 1996
  • University of Kentucky: Fulbright Research Grant in Toxicology 1995
  • University of Zürich: Research Project in Analytical Toxicology 1993
  • University of Zürich: Training in Radioisotopes use in Biology 1991

 

  • University of Zürich: Training in Analytical Toxicology 1989-91
  • CDG Foundation, Germany: Certified Food Quality and Safety Expert 1998
  • Institute of Nuclear Physics, Albania: Training in Radiometry and Radiochemistry 1985
  • Long term postgraduate trainings in Switzerland, Germany and the USA on analytical screening and confirmatory techniques for the determination of residues in the environmental samples including (GC, GC-MS, HPLC, TLC and HP-TLC, Atomic Absorption Spectrometry, Gamma spectrometry )

 

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES AND AFFILIATIONS

 

  • Council of Professors at the University of Medicine, Albania 2012
  • National Food Safety Board, Albania 1999
  • New York Academy of Science, USA 1998
  • The Scientific Council, Institute of Veterinary Research, Albania 1998
  • Ecological Club, Albania 1996
  • Public Health Society, Albania 1996
  • Scientific Council at The Institute of Veterinary Research, Albania 1992
  • Management Board of The Institute of Veterinary Research, Albania 1992

LANGUAGE SKILLS

 

  • Albanian Native Language
  • English Full Professional Proficiency
  • Italian Full Professional Proficiency
  • German Full Professional Proficiency
  • French Professional Working Proficiency

 

OTHER NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

National Experience:

  • Lecturer at the Faculty of Public Health at the University of Medicine of Tirana, on food safety and toxicology
  • National Contact point for the development of the “National Food Platform” as part of the Food for Life Initiative of the European Technology Platform (2007)
  • Key Contributor and Co-author of the Technology needs assessment report for Albania, in the framework of the climate change enabling activities, funded by UNDP-GEF (2004)
  • Counterpart expert in the framing up and launching of the internet based system of epidemiological information retrieval and traceability in Albania supported by the Phare program (2004)
  • Team leader of the research and working group for the monitoring of residues in live animals and animal origin products as part of the National Residues Monitoring Programme launched by the Ministry of Food and Agriculture of Albania (2000-2004)
  • Team leader of the research and working group for the monitoring of toxic residues in marine water and bivalve molluscs at the Institute of Veterinary Research Tirana (1999-2004)

 

  • Contracted expert in pollution sources and residues evaluation, in the framework of the protection and the sustainable exploitation of the Mediterranean wetlands (Kune-Vain area) supported by the UNDP and ECAT (1998)
  • Key expert and National Coordinator in “training of the trainers” project on environmental policies supported by REC in Dhermi (1996)

 

International Experience:

  • Co-author of a contribution on food residues at the Euro- residues conference in the Netherlands on June 2004
  • Invited speaker at the Nutrition and Food safety section of the World Congress on Medicine “Medicine meets Millennium”. “Topic of the contribution: “Chemical residues, contaminants and natural toxins with regard to the consumer demands” (2000)
  • Expert on food safety issues for the central and eastern European countries, by ILSI Europe, Brussels Belgium in activities held in Hungary (1996) and Bulgaria (2000)
  • Foreign Expert on contamination of agro products at the International Centre for Science and High Technology, Trieste Italy (1998)
  • Key Expert in the WHO-Consultation on current issues in risk assessment of potentially toxic substances in food of animal origin, Hanover Germany (1998)
  • Multiple invitations and scientific contributions as an academic guest at the Polytechnic Federal Institute of Zurich and the University of Zurich, Switzerland, the University of Veterinary Medicine, Hanover, Germany, The University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria, The AOAC in the USA, the colleges of veterinary medicine of the Universities of Kentucky and Mississippi in the USA

 

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

 

Leading researcher in the following food safety projects:

  • Survey of the presence of Salmonella spp strains in animal origin products
  • “Fate, metabolism and presence of Pyrrolizidine alkaloids in products of animal origin” Research project supported by a Fulbright research grant and additional funds issued by the college of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Kentucky in USA
  • “Coumarine base rodenticides and their presence in the products of animal ”
  • Research project funded by a Swiss Federal research grant and the Federal Swiss Institute of Toxicology of the Zürich University, Switzerland
  • Market survey for the presence of colchicines residues in fresh milk and milk by- products in Albania
  • Research project funded by a Fulbright research grant in USA, DAAD-Germany and EU-TEMPUS funds

 

Booklets and books

 

  1. Panariti E. (1984) “The Implementation of a growth inhibition test for the determination of the antibiotic residues in meats” M.D. thesis. University of Agriculture of Tirana/Albania 54 pp (language Albanian, summary English).

 

  1. Panariti E. (1988) “Secretion of radio-iodine 131 I into milk of small ruminants following the experimental contamination” Booklets and Textbooks printing house Tirana/Albania. 30 pp. (language Albanian).
  2. Biba N, Panariti E, Llazari A (2006) “ Veterinarians, humans, animals and the environment” Textbook,

 

Papers in journals:

 

  1. Panariti E. (1981) “Artificial antigens and their labor synthesis”. “ The student of Agriculture” vol. 16, 4
  2. Panariti E. (1982) “A Panorama on the current analytical methods for the determination of the antibiotic residues in the products of animal origin. “ The student of Agriculture” vol.15, 6
  3. Panariti E. (1983) “New considerations on the significance of the classical antibiograme test”.” The student of agriculture”. Vol.16, 7-8.
  4. Panariti E. (1986) “The implementation of radio-immunoassays in the reproduction of farm animals”. “Veterinaria” (1). 12-13.
  5. Panariti E. (1988) “Radioactive pollutants into the food chain. Lessons from Chernobyl”. “Alb. Agriculture”. (1) 30-32.
  6. Panariti E. (1988) “The kinetics of the radio-iodine 131I in sheep and goats following its experimental administration”. Bul. Scien. Zoovet. (3) 97-105
  7. Panariti E., Tuga I. (1989) “Investigation in the distribution and excretion patterns of the 125 I radiolabelled vaccinal strain S. pullorum in poultry flocks.” “Veterinaria “(4). 7- 10.
  8. Panariti E., Mone S., Tuga I. (1990) “Infections challenge, immune response of anthrax vaccinated rabbits, following exposure to gamma irradiation.” “Bul. Milit. Medic. 2, 23- 27.
  9. Panariti E. (1992). “Radiation and Radio-mimetic compounds. In: Veterinary Toxicology. University of Agriculture publ. Tirana 152-172.
  10. Topi B., Panariti E. (1994) “Impacts of various organic and inorganic pollutants on the Albanian Fauna”. In “Current Albanian Ecology”. Tech. Rep. Publ. by “F.Ebert” foundation and Albanian Ecology club. 1-7,
  11. R.A., Panariti E. (1995) “Intoxication of Albanian cattle after ingestion of senecio subalpinus “Vet. Hum. Toxicol. (5) 478-479.
  12. Panariti E. (1995) “The secretion of iodine (131I) into the milk of small ruminants following their experimental contamination “Deutsch. Tierarztl. Wschr. 102 (5). 198-200
  13. Panariti E., Xinxo A. (1995) “Screening methods for the detection of toxic residues in animal and plant’s origin products”. Alb. Agriculture (11)
  14. Panariti E., Zweifel U., Schlatter Ch. (1996). “Determination of Warfarin residues in animal tissues through a thin layer chromatography technique”. Bul. Agric. Science. (1) 89-93.
  15. Panariti E., Xinxo A. (1996) “Investigations on the efficiency of a bioassay for the determination of the estrogenic activity in foodstuffs” Journal Medicine. (3) 100-103.
  16. Panariti E. (1996) “Calculated radiation absorbed doses in infants following the fall-out from Chernobyl”. Journal Medicine (2) 36-39.

 

  1. Panariti E., Xinxo A. (1996) “A quantitative TLC method for the determination of the hormonal residues in foodstuffs”. Bul. Agric. Scien. (4) 131-134.
  2. Panariti E (1996) “Meadow Saffron (Colchicum autumnale) intoxication in a nomadic Albanian sheep flock”. Vet. Hum. Toxicol. (3) 227-228.
  3. Tabaku A., Panariti E. (1996) “Lead intoxication in rural Albania”. Vet. Hum. Toxicol. (6) 434-435.
  4. Panariti E. (1996) “Tissue distribution and milk transfer of colchicine in a lactating sheep following a single dose intake. Deutsche Tierärzt. Wschr. (3) 97-98.
  5. Telo A., Panariti E., Leno (1997) Incidence of Salmonella spp strains in imported animal origin foodstuffs during the first quarter of 1997” Bulet. Agric.Scien. (4) 125-128
  6. Panariti E., Xinxo A., Leksani D. (1997) “Transfer of 14 C Seneciphylline into sheep milk following multiple oral intakes”. Dtsch. Tierärzt. Wschr. (3) 97-98.
  7. Panariti E. (1997) Warfarin residues in swine tissues from a breeding enterprise in Albania”. Vet. Arhiv. 67 (5) 187-191.
  8. Telo A., Beli E., Dibra A., Panariti E. (1998) “ Incidence of Salmonella strains in imported poultry meat and eggs in Albania”. Fleischwirtsch. (3) 231-232
  9. Panariti E. (1998) “Assessment of soil and water pollution from industrial and urban sources and related impacts at the Kune-Vain area”. Technical reports. Albanian Vet. (2) 89-97.).
  10. Panariti E., Berxholi K. (1998) “Lead Toxicity in humans from contaminated flour in Albania” Vet. Hum. Toxicology (2) 91-92
  11. Telo A., Panariti E., Leno (1998) “Incidence of S. enteritidis in poultry meat and eggs in Albania”. Journal of Vet. (1) 16-19
  12. Panariti E, Zweifel U, Poiger H (1999) “Risk identification and risk assessment of dioxins into the food chain of Albania.”Veterinaria” (2) 13-15.
  13. Moka G., Berxholi K., Panariti E., Malaj Z., Biba N (1999) : “New methods for the diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis” La Selezione Veterinaria 10; 743-749
  14. Panariti E, (2001) “Seasonal variations of Aflatoxin M1 in the farm milk of Albania” Arh Hig Rada Toksikol ;52:37-41
  15. Hamscher G, Priess B, Nau H, Panariti E. (2005) “Determination of Colchicine Residues in Sheep Serum and Milk Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Combined with Electrospray Ionization Ion Trap Tandem Mass Spectrometry” Anal. Chem., 77 (8), 2421 -2425
  16. 32. Panariti E, Sadikaj R (2006) “The implementation of the Lysosomal membrane stability test for assessing the pollution stress in bivalves of Albania” Bul. Nat. Scie. (2) 23-29
  17. Panariti E, Sadikaj R (2006) “Lateral flow immunochromatography as a rapid and

inexpensive method for the determination of PSP toxins in mussels” Bul. Nat. Scie. (4) 35-39

  1. Medja N. Panariti E. (2008) “Use of the larval forms of Cyprinus carpus for assessing the pollution status in Shkodra Lake” Bul.Shk. Nat. “Un. Luigj Gurakuqi” (2) 23-26