The laying ceremony was attended by President Badra Gunba, Vice President Beslan Bigvava, 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, Ambassador of the Republic of Nicaragua in the Russian Federation and the Republic of Abkhazia, Alba Azucena Torres Mejia, Ambassador of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the Russian Federation and the Republic of Abkhazia, Jesus Rafael Salazar Velazquez, other guests, war veterans, volunteers, and members of the public.
The Second President Sergey Bagapsh made a special contribution to achieving recognition of the independence of the Republic of Abkhazia. It was during his presidency that the Russian Federation recognized the independence of the Republic of Abkhazia on August 26, 2008.