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Cập nhật 24/07/2008 14:04:00

Cambodia says it hopes the United Nations Security Council can help resolve a military standoff with Thailand, after talks on the issue during a meeting of regional foreign ministers made no progress.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations held crisis talks in Singapore on the border dispute, but failed to defuse the row.

The UN Security Council is expected to discuss the week-long confrontation this week.

Cambodian officials say more than 500 Thai troops are facing at least a thousand Cambodian soldiers near the site of an ancient Hindu temple, which is at the centre of the dispute .