STOCKHOLM - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday that Iran would continue its commitment to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT).

"NPT is a cornerstone of international legality and we will continue to be committed to non-proliferation," he said in response to a journalist's question at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

(Reporting by Simon Johnson in Stockholm; Writing by Tuqa Khalid in Dubai; Editing by Kevin Liffey) ((Tuqa.Khalid@thomsonreuters.com; +971521047568;))