Cambodia complained to the UN Security Council that Thai forces have violated its territory near a World Heritage Site temple, as more than 4,000 troops from the two sides were deployed in the border region yesterday.

The two countries were to hold talks today in Thailand aimed at resolving the dispute, but a Cambodian general said he had little hope they would succeed.

Cambodia's mission at the United Nations submitted a letter to the chairman of the Security Council and the chairman of the General Assembly to "draw their attention to the current situation on the Cambodian-Thai border," Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said yesterday.