 However, according to a report by the UN Association of Georgia, Azeri politicians who make it to the national scene often come from Tbilisi and thus maintain weak links with the rural portion of the minority they are supposed to represent.The Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities received reports that ethnic Azeris living close to the Armenian border often become victims of acts of violence, land and other property seizures and thefts of cattle.Local law enforcement agencies fail to respond adequately to these cases.