ROK unification minister Cho Myoung-gyon on Monday admitted to “differences” between Seoul and Washington over plans for an on-site survey on inter-Korean road and rail cooperation.

North and South Korea at high-level talks on October 15 agreed to conduct a joint on-site survey of the Gyeongui and Donghae railway, respectively, from late October and early November.

The two Koreas plan to hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the connection and modernization of railways and roads on the Korean peninsula between late November and early December.

Speaking at a ministerial audit at the National Assembly, the minister told lawmaker Shim Jae-kwon there were pending