New Delhi, July 29 -- The Qutb Minar in New Delhi was illuminated in the colours of Peru's national flag on Tuesday evening to commemorate the 205th Independence Day of Peru, marking the enduring friendship between India and the South American nation.

Enrique Rafael Descalzi Mendez, Charge d'Affaires a.i. of the Embassy of Peru, attended the illumination ceremony held at the UNESCO World Heritage monument.

The iconic monument was lit up in the red and white colours of the Peruvian flag as part of the celebrations marking Peru's Independence Day, observed annually on July 28.

The illumination served as a symbolic gesture of the cordial ties between India and Peru, highlighting the growing diplomatic and cultural engagement between the t...