Seoul, South Korea, Sept 14, SPA -- South Korea urged North Korea on Wednesday to resolve a standoff over its nuclear ambitions,describing ongoing international nuclear disarmament talksin Beijing as a historic opportunity to end the dispute. South Korean Unification Minister Chung Dong-young issuedthe plea at inter-Korean Cabinet-level talks under way inthe North Korean capital of Pyongyang, according to poolreports. The ministerial meeting coincided with six-countrynegotiations in Beijing aimed at getting the North to giveup its nuclear weapons program. That meeting, whichinvolves the United States, the two Koreas, China, Japanand Russia, resumed Tuesday after more than a month'srecess, but initial indications were not positive. "I think (the North) should not lose this chance ... (it)must seize on this historic opportunity," Chung told themeeting, referring to the Beijing talks. Chung's North Korean counterpart, Kwon Ho Ung, a seniorCabinet counselor, avoided a direct response to the appeal,saying only that the two Koreas should end their nationaldivision that he said was caused by "outside forces," the Associated Press quoted the pool reports as saying.--SPA1054 Local Time 0754 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/289223