The South Korean presidential office on Wednesday denounced local media coverage of a recent agreement on inter-Korean road and rail connection, insisting that Washington and Seoul maintain “the highest level of cooperation.”

During a regular briefing, the Blue House attacked the conservative Chosun and JoongAng Ilbo newspapers following coverage of reportedly division in the ROK-U.S. alliance over inter-Korean cooperation.

Seoul and Pyongyang on Monday agreed to hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the cross-border connection and modernization of rail and roads by early December.

“I can fully understand the ardent patriotism [of media] which is very anxious about ROK-U.S. cooperation,” presidential