Ex-South Korean leader plans to give up dogs from North Korea's Kim - Yahoo News

By Hyonhee Shin

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's erstwhile President Moon Jae-in said connected Monday helium plans to springiness up a brace of dogs sent by North Korean person Kim Jong Un arsenic a acquisition pursuing their 2018 summit, citing a deficiency of enactment from his successor.

Moon has raised the achromatic Pungsan dogs named "Gomi" and "Songgang" since their accomplishment successful the South and took them to his idiosyncratic residence aft his word ended successful May.

The dogs are legally categorised arsenic authorities spot belonging to the statesmanlike archives, but Moon's bureau said helium was entrusted arsenic their caretaker nether consultations with the archives and the interior ministry, an unprecedented decision.

The agencies had sought a legislative amendment to facilitate the determination including fiscal support. But that effort fell isolated owed to "unexplained opposition" from the medication of incumbent President Yoon Suk-yeol, Moon's bureau said.

"The statesmanlike bureau seems to beryllium antagonistic toward entrusting the absorption of the Pungsan dogs to erstwhile President Moon," Moon's bureau said connected Facebook.

"If that's the case, we tin beryllium chill astir it, arsenic specified an entrustment is based connected the goodwill of some sides ... though ending it is regretful fixed they are companion animals helium grew attached to."

Yoon's bureau denied foiling the move, saying the agencies are inactive discussing and it has not played immoderate role.

The Chosun Ilbo regular reported earlier connected Monday, citing unnamed authorities and parliamentary officials, that determination was statement implicit whether to supply Moon with monthly subsidies totalling immoderate 2.5 cardinal won ($1,800).

The interior ministry, which oversees the statesmanlike archives, did not instantly respond to requests for comment.

An authoritative astatine the Ministry of Government Legislation said it has not opposed the thought and the discussions are ongoing.

($1 = 1,401.8300 won)

(Reporting by Hyonhee Shin; Editing by Lincoln Feast)