When President Moon Jae-in of South Korea embraced Kim Jong-un with a broad smile on an airport tarmac in Pyongyang,

 a crowd of North Koreans released a deafening cheer. But in Seoul,

Choi Hyo-joo winced at the display of affection, troubled that the ruler of a brutal regime was treated so warmly.

“It’s embarrassing – Kim Jong-un is a dictator who threatened the world to bring them to the negotiating table,

” Choi said. “It drives me crazy. We can talk to him without undermining our values.”

While the 27-year-old graduate student supports engagement with North Korea,

 the sugary nature of Moon and Kim’s relationship jarred with many in the South.

Only about 21% of South Koreans hold a favourable view of Kim, according to recent polling.

But in order to win over the public the South Korean government

has launched a campaign highlighting Moon’s close relationship with Kim

The leaders of North and South Korea held a surprise meeting Saturday, their second in a month,

 two days after President Donald Trump abruptly canceled a summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in met for two hours at the Demilitarized Zone,

 the South Korean presidency said in a statement.

The two "exchanged their opinions" on among other things successfully carrying out a future US-North Korea summit,

 according to the statement. On Thursday, Trump called off a June 12 summit with Kim in Singapore

but then told reporters Friday he's still open to a conference.

Moon will announce the result of his meeting with Kim on Sunday morning local time, the South Korean statement said.

In a tweet Friday, Trump maintained "very productive talks" were continuing on the North Korean summit.

"We are having very productive talks with North Korea about reinstating the Summit which,

 if it does happen, will likely remain in Singapore on the same date, June 12th.,

 and, if necessary, will be extended beyond that date," Trump wrote.

We are having very productive talks with North Korea about reinstating the Summit which, if it does happen,

will likely remain in Singapore on the same date, June 12th., and, if necessary, will be extended beyond that date.