In July 2011, Kosovo's First deputy prime minister, Behgjet Pacolli, was invited to attend South Sudan's independence ceremony.

[2] During an October 2012 meeting with Pacolli, South Sudan's president Salva Kiir Mayardit stated his country's desire to maintain friendly relations with Kosovo.

[3] In September 2013 the Foreign Minister of South Sudan, Barnaba Marial Benjamin, confirmed that the recognition of Kosovo was a matter of time.

[6] On 2 March 2024, Kosovo's president Vjosa Osmani met South Sudanese foreign minister James Pitia Morgan and discussed the strengthening of cooperation between the two countries.

[7] A statement from the South Sudanese foreign ministry referred to Osmani as the "President of the Republic of Kosovo", implying acknowledgement of the Republic of Kosovo as a state, and said that "both agreed to arrange reciprocal visits to examine and finalize cooperation agreements that would bring significant benefits to the citizens of both countries".