Paws for peace: Kim sends two dogs across DMZ


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Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent South Korean President Moon Jae-in a pair of white North Korean Pungsan dogs as a gift, the latest sign of a dramatic thaw in relations between the Korean rivals.


Moon and Kim held their third meeting this year in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang in mid-September, when Kim proposed the idea of the canine presents, the South Korean presidential Blue House said in a statement on Sunday.


Pungsan dogs Songgang, left, and Gomi, given by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in.

Pungsan dogs Songgang, left, and Gomi, given by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in.


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The dogs – a male named, Songgang and a female, named Gomi, passed through the heavily fortified demilitarised zone (DMZ) and the truce village of Panmunjom into South Korea on Thursday.


Kim crossed at the same place to meet Moon for the first time in April this year.


The breed, named after a North Korean county, is known for its loyalty and skills for hunting, even tigers. It is designated as a North Korean “natural monument” animal.


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