The City Hall office of Seoul, South Korea's capital city, has signed an agreement with the country's Ministry of Justice to enhance living standards of foreign residents in Seoul, the ministry said Monday. Under the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed between Oh Se- hoon, the Mayor of Seoul, and Lee Kwi-nam, Justice Minister, both sides agreed to improve the living conditions of foreign residents by creating call centers operated by foreigners, easing visa and immigration procedures, and enhancing measures to prevent discrimination against foreigners, the ministry said in a statement. 'Establishing advanced immigration procedures has become a necessity in this global age, and we hope to create a more open society by providing better living standards for foreign residents in the country,'the statement said. As of the end of February, the total number of foreign residents in Seoul was approximately 253,304, roughly 30 percent of the total foreigners living in South Korea. 