Gomi and Songgang were unveiled at the zoo four years after they were donated to South Korea (Photo: AP)

Two dogs donated to South Korea by Kim Jong-un as a “peace gesture” have ended up in a zoo.

The North Korean dictator handed over the white Pungsan dogs named Gomi and Songgang to then South Korean President Moon Jae-in after their historic talks in 2018.

But Mr. Moon gave up last month, blaming the lack of financial support from President Yoon Suk Yeol’s current government.

Gomi and Songgang were examined by veterinarians before being taken to a zoo in the southern city of Gwangju.

Goalkeepers showed them to visitors today and wore their new name tags around their necks.

Gomi and Songgang are a symbol of peace and South North Korean reconciliation and cooperation. We will raise them well, as if we were sowing a seed of peace,” said Gwangju Mayor Kang Gijung.

Gomi and Songgang had six offspring, all born after arriving in South Korea.

One named Byeol has been growing up in Gwanju Zoo since 2019. The other five are in other zoos and a public facility in South Korea.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in holds a hunting dog puppy he received from North Korea on November 27, 2018 in Seoul, South Korea. This is a still from video obtained from the office of the South Korean president/Handout/via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE IS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT.

Former South Korean President Moon Jae-in holds one of the puppies after talks with North Korea in 2018 (Image: Reuters)

In this photo taken from the South Korean president's Blue House in October 2018, South Korean President Moon Jae-in touches a white Pungsan dog named Gomi from North Korea in Seoul, South Korea. (Presidential Blue House South Korea via AP)

Moon Jae-in abandoned the dogs after a dispute over who should pay for their upkeep (Image: AP)

Workers hold a pair of dogs, Gomi, left, and Songgang, at a park in Gwangju, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022. The dogs, donated four years ago by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, were eventually moved to a zoo in South Korea after a dispute over who should fund the care of the animals. (Chun Jung-in/Yonhap via AP)

Gomi and Songgang in their new home in Gwangju, South Korea (Photo: AP)

Gwangju Zoo officials said they would try to raise Byeol and her parents together, though they are currently being kept separate because they don’t recognize each other.

Officially owned by the state, Gomi and Songgang were raised by Mr. Moon in the presidential residence.

After leaving office in May, he took her home, but in November began accusing Yoon’s government of refusing to pay for her food and vet bills, something the new president denies.

Moon advocated reconciliation with North Korea and arranged diplomatic talks with the rogue state.

But he has also been criticized by his rivals for giving Jong Un time to ramp up its nuclear capabilities amid international sanctions.

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