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PHOTOS Kim Jong-un with finger-heart pose

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North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un makes a “finger-heart” for a photo while his wife Ri Sol-ju places her hand below the heart during the visit to Mount Paektu with President Moon Jae-in and South Korean officials, Thursday. Cheong Wa Dae-Yonhap

By Jung Da-min

Photos of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un making a “finger-heart” while visiting Mount Paektu with President Moon Jae-in on the third day of the Pyongyang summit have been released by Cheong Wa Dae, Sunday.

Chairman Kim poses with the gesture while his wife Ri Sol-ju places her hand below the heart in the photos taken with 12 South Korean officials including South Korean National Security Office chief Chung Eui-yong, National Intelligence Service director Suh HoonSuh-hoon, Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-hwa and Unification Minister Cho Myong-gyon.

According to the presidential office, Foreign Minister Kang suggested Chairman Kim make the gesture, explaining the finger heart is loved by the South Korean people.

South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-hwa suggests the North's Chairman Kim Jong-un make the heart-finger pose for a photo, saying it is a trendy gesture in South Korea. Cheong Wa-Dae Yonhap

Cheong Wa-Dae Yonhap