Recognised minority languages are&colon; Hungarian, Bosnian, Slovak, Croatian, Albanian, Romanian, Bulgarian and Rusyn. Also, Serbian, Bosnian, Albanian and Croatian are recognized in usage. As defined by the Constitution of Kosovo, Albanian and Serbian are official languages in Kosovo. It contains Greek, Georgian, Arabic, Coptic, Hebrew, Armenian, Aramaic and Caucasian Albanian texts. Serbs saw the new constitution as conceding to Croat and ethnic Albanian nationalists. During this time tension between the Albanian and Serbian communities continued to escalate. This contributed to ethnic conflict between the Albanian and Serb populations of the province. He holds Kosovan, Albanian and Turkish passports. The interwar period saw the first exodus of Albanian and Turkish speaking population. Qerim is half Albanian and half Italian. They have a large Albanian and Muslim population. M. Philippides believes that he was of either Albanian or Greek origin. These allegations were dismissed by Kosovar and Albanian authorities. He holds both Albanian and German citizenship. There are some close correspondences between Thracian and Albanian words.