On September 26, 2017, The Committee of Returnees held a ceremony in honor of the late President Vladislav Ardzina in the theater of Flarmonia in the capital Sukhum. This president is the brightest symbol of the state and hero who managed to move the Abkhaz republic from a republic under Georgian rule to an autonomous republic in 1992-1993.

The ceremony was attended by the President of the Republic of Abkhazia, Raul Khadjamba, with a number of ministers and guests from the Republic of Turkey, such as Mr. Ahmad Hbat, President of the Abkhaz Federation in Turkey. The concert included a number of musical passages and traditional dance as well as some of the cinematic scenes that expressed the personality of President Vladislav Ardzinba.

The ceremony ended with Mr. Beslan Dabbar, Chairman of The Committee of Returnees, giving a speech explaining the pride and glory of the Abkhaz people. Some of the returning children raised the Abkhaz flag, representing all the returnees and their rapid ability during these few years to unite with the Abkhaz people and their land and flag.