The ceremony was attended by Party General Secretary To Lam; former Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh; former President Truong Tan Sang; Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh; former Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung; former National Assembly Chairs Nguyen Sinh Hung and Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan; and former permanent members of the Secretariat Phan Dien and Tran Quoc Vuong.