LiZhanshu,chairmanoftheNationalPeople'sCongress(NPC)StandingCommittee,presidesovertheclosingmeetingofthe26thsessionofthe13thNPCStandingCommitteeattheGreatHallofthePeopleinBeijing,capitalofChina,Feb.28,2021.(Xinhua/LiTao)BEIJING,Feb.28(Xinhua)--TheStandingCommitteeofthe13thNationalPeople'sCongress(NPC),China'stoplegislature,concludedits26thsessionSundayinBeijing.Attheclosingmeeting,lawmakersvotedtoadoptadecisiontoremoveEJingpingfromthepostoftheministerofwaterresourcesandappointLiGuoyingasthenewminister.PresidentXiJinpingsignedapresidentialordertopromulgatethedecision.LiZhanshu,chairmanoftheNPCStandingCommittee,presidedovertheclosingmeeting.LawmakersapprovedinprincipletheworkreportoftheNPCStandingCommitteeandentrustedLiZhanshutodeliverthereporttothefourthannualsessionofthe13thNPConbehalfoftheNPCStandingCommittee.Areportondeputyqualificationswaspassedatthemeeting.LawmakersvotedtoappointnewvicechairpersonsofthreeNPCspecialcommitteesandappointtwodeputydirectorsoftheNationalSupervisoryCommission.Theyalsovotedonpersonnelbills.ThemeetingapprovedthedraftagendafortheNPCannualsessiontobeheldfromMarch5andthedraftnamelistofthesession'spresidiumandsecretary-general,anddecidedtosubmitthedraftstothepreparatorymeetingofNPCsessionfordeliberation.AnamelistofmembersinvitedtositinontheNPCsessionasnon-votingparticipantswasalsopassedatthemeeting.Addressingtheclosingmeetingafterthevote,LiZhanshustressedtheimportanceoftheNPCannualsessionandcalledforall-outeffortsineffectivelypreparingforthesessiontoensureasuccessfulevent.LialsochairedameetingoftheCouncilofChairpersonsoftheNPCStandingCommitteebeforetheclosingmeetingandpresidedoveralectureforlawmakersafterthemeeting.Enditem