India and China should work together to come up with 'some better sort of arrangement' for peace, the United States said on Wednesday, expressing concern over the standoff between their troops in the Sikkim sector.

Chinese and Indian soldiers have been locked in a face- off in the Doka La area of the Sikkim sector for over a month after Indian troops stopped the Chinese army from building a road in the disputed area.

"I know that the US is concerned about the ongoing situation there," State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert told reporters at her daily news conference.

She was responding to questions on the standoff between Indian and Chinese troops in the Doka La area.

"We believe that both parties, both sides should work together to try to come up with some better sort of arrangement for peace," Nauert said. -- PTI