Biak Numfor, Papua, Dec. 1 -- Vice President Ma'ruf Amin has urged Christians in Biak Numfor District, Papua, to help maintain tolerance, mutual respect, and harmony among religious denominations in the region.

At a Christmas celebration event with Biak Numfor authorities, residents, and the police and military at Biak Numfor's Cenderawasih Field, the vice president said that Christians must love each other as themselves.

"Through this Christmas celebration, we must continue to maintain harmony and religious tolerance to spread messages of peace for Indonesia," he said here on Thursday.

Residents must also support the development promoted by the government in Papua by working honestly.

"As evangelist IS Kijne once said, those who work...