No need to rush into commenting on Trump's statements - Lithuanian PM

VILNIUS - There's no need to rush into commenting on US President Donald Trump's statements on taking control of the Gaza Strip, Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas says.

"There's no need to rush into commenting on the US President's statements. I mean he said something and let's wait and see, let's wait a week, two weeks," Paluckas told reporters at the Seimas on Thursday.

"I understand that everybody is terribly anxious, but as we have seen many times, he says one thing on day, and the next day, look, the situation is already a bit different. And I suggest that we should wait a little longer and see how it can be implemented," he said.

According to the prime minister, Trump's statement is in deed "quite dramatic".

"But I doubt very much that it is possible to take a society of 1.7 million, the size of Estonia, and move it to some undefined geographical location," Paluckas said.

During a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this week, Trump suggested that the United States take control of the Gaza Strip.

Earlier, Trump also hinted that the United States should take over Greenland, an autonomous Danish territory, and also take over control of the Panama Canal from Panama.