Hounded out: Former South Korean president to surrender canines Kim Jong Un gave him

The former president of South Korea says he's going to surrender canines that had been gifted to him by North Korean chief Kim Jong Un.

The South Korean authorities refuses to pay for the maintenance of the 2 white Pungsan canines, which had been gifted to Moon Jae-in by Kim throughout a summit in Pyongyang, North Korea, in September 2018.

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"The presidential workplace appears to be detrimental towards entrusting the administration of the Pungsan canines to former President Moon," Moon's workplace stated in a press release on Fb. "If that is the case, we will be cool about it, as such an entrustment is predicated on the goodwill of either side ... although ending it's regretful given they're companion animals he grew connected to."

The canines are legally the property of the nation's presidential archives, however they had been entrusted to Moon's care after he left workplace in Might.

Businesses are nonetheless discussing a means ahead for the canines to be cared for, the workplace of President Yoon Suk-yeol instructed Reuters.

Relations between South Korea and North Korea have gotten tense not too long ago, with the North reportedly being near conducting a nuclear check.