MojNews- The U.S. is in talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan over a request from Ankara for deployment of the Patriot missile system on its southern border, said President Donald Trump Saturday. 

"We are speaking to President Erdogan a lot. We are talking to him about" the request, Trump told reporters at White House.

Earlier in the day, Turkey&#۳۹;s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Ankara needs Patriots and the U.S. could send the defense system to Turkey.

Currently, Patriots from Spain are deployed in southern Adana province.