SAINT PETERSBURG, November 5. /Dunyo IA/. National Library of Uzbekistan named after Alisher Navoi has opened an electronic reading room of the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library, reports Dunyo IA correspondent.

Initiative for its opening was put forward by the Consulate General of Uzbekistan. Since October 2026, remote access to the collections of the Presidential Library has been provided to the National Library of Uzbekistan. Library representatives reported the successful testing of access to the room's resources, which have been configured across two permanent workstations.

Electronic reading rooms of the Presidential Library have been established in 15 countries worldwide. The implementation of this initiative expands access for visitors of the National Library to Russian and global scientific and historical information resources, while strengthening Uzbek-Russian cooperation in the library sector.