TEHRAN, FEBRUARY 12 The Iranian Foreign Ministry affirmed Tehran’s commitment to the nuclear nonproliferation treaty (NPT) today and urged a peaceful solution to the dispute over its nuclear programme.

Spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi, the ministry spokesman, issued the latest Iranian declaration a day after the Iranian President threatened unspecified changes to the country’s nuclear policy after it was reported to the United Nations General Assembly.

‘‘We are still committed to the provisions of the NPT. But we can’t accept its use as a (political) instrument. We will cooperate in the treaty and the safeguards’ framework,’’ Asefi told a news conference.