Feb 17 (Reuters) - Slovakia's Slovnaft refinery, owned

by Hungary's MOL, ​has asked for ‌the release of part ⁠of

state oil reserves ⁠to secure supplies ‌to ‌the Slovak market amid

a ​halt in ‌supplies through the Druzhba pipeline, ​the state

reserves ​administration (SHRSR) ‌said in a statement.

The administration said a ⁠commission dealing with ⁠oil

security recommend on Monday that a loan from ⁠the ‌reserves is

granted. It ‌said that the ⁠country had reserves in line with

European Union rules and fuel supplies to the ​Slovak market were

not affected.

Slovnaft declined to comment.