The deployment process of the first batch of the Regional Protection Force, (RPF) that is now stationed near Juba International Airport is still ongoing, said South Sudan’s presidential spokesperson.

Ateny Wek Ateny told radio Tamazuj on Tuesday that plans are underway to determine where the RPF deployed at the airport can be redeployed.

He pointed out that the government will not discuss and revoke its decision again but maintained that the government is able to protect the airport.

Last week, the government accused the RPF and the United Nations Mission in South Sudan of violating the agreement and going beyond their mandate by deploying forces near Juba airport instead of the Jebel area as stipulated in the agreement.