US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with his Chinese counterpart Wei Feng.

APA reports with reference to "Reuters" that Lloyd Austin stressed the need to develop crisis communication at the second meeting between ministers this year.

According to the Pentagon, Austin also expressed concern about the increasingly dangerous behavior of Chinese aviation.

In a one-on-one meeting, Austin discussed the importance of substantive dialogue in reducing strategic risk and increasing operational security, Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder said in a statement.

The meeting, which lasted about 90 minutes, took place in Cambodia.