[Olesya] UZ - OSCE on the situation in Andijon

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There have been two important announcements made by the OSCE Chairman-in-Office, Dr. Dimitrij Rupel, and the Head of the OSCE Centre in Tashkent, Ambassador Miroslav Jenca, regarding the situation in Andijon.
Kyrgyzstan seems to be getting more and more credit and recognition for their tulip revolution which is now turning into a model the rest of Central Asian states should follow. I wonder if our government has got anything to say in response. I guess the resolution of the Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis "On the formation of an independent commission of the Oliy Majlis for the investigation of the events in Andijan" of 23 May 2005 (which can be found in Russian on www.uza.uz) is a kind of "attention-getting device" used by our government to show to the rest of the world that they can actually deal with our "internal" problems on their own. As always though, the actual meaning of the word "independent" never gets reflected on the composition of the commission. I can't help but describe the "highly-qualified" members of the Commission as a bunch of narrow-minded, demoralized individuals.
Much still remains to be seen as regards the concerted position of the larger international community on the whole issue but it would still be a lot nicer if the Russian government could express some doubt and concern over the legitimacy of the use of force by the Uzbek government during the said events. Sadly, Russians keep confusing the Andijon situation with the Chechen conflict and the many terrorist threats they confronted in the past. So far I have only seen some very nasty signs of approval being manifested by the Russian Parliament and their ministries.