The ceremony was attended by President Badra Gunba, Vice President Beslan Bigvava, Prime Minister Vladimir Delba, Speaker of Parliament Lasha Ashuba, Russian Ambassador to Abkhazia Mikhail Shurgalin, Head of the Presidential Administration Beslan Eshba, members of the Government, deputies of Parliament, veterans of the Patriotic War of the People of Abkhazia, and representatives of the public.