The laying ceremony was attended by President Badra Gunba, Prime Minister Vladimir Delba, Speaker of Parliament Lasha Ashuba, members of the Government, members of Parliament, Russian Ambassador to Abkhazia Vyacheslav Gladkov, Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan Andrei Nazarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of South Ossetia Akhsar Dzhioev, war veterans, volunteers, and members of the public.
On August 26, 2008, international recognition of independence took place, which the Abkhaz people won through incredible efforts in the 1992-1993 Patriotic War under the leadership of Vladislav Grigorievich Ardzinba.