Speaking to reporters in Doha, Qatar capital, after holding talks with French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy, Jassem said Qatar will not accept any military method to resolve the nuclear issue in Iran.

He said Iran is an important power in the Persian Gulf region and countries in the region should have more political, economic dialogues with Iran.

Qatar urged all parties concerned to seek a way in the framework of United Nations resolutions and international law to settle the problem over Iran's disputed nuclear program, he said.

Talking on Palestine, Jassem said the current Palestinian government which came to power after winning an election should be respected and the most important issue now is to provide assistance to the Palestinian people.

At the same press conference, Douste-Blazy urged Iran to suspend uranium enrichment if it wishes to avert United Nations sanctions.

Following an offer from world powers to resolve the row, "Iran must in return meet the repeated demands of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Security Council in particularby suspending its sensitive nuclear activities," he told reporters.

"This would make possible a resumption of negotiations, and Security Council action would obviously no longer be necessary -- which would not be the case if the Iranians refused," Douste-Blazy said.

The proposal, presented to Iran on June 6, offered incentives and multilateral talks if Iran agrees to temporarily halt its sensitive nuclear activity and cooperate with the IAEA.

But Iran said on Sunday it would not accept any "preconditions" for fresh international talks over its nuclear program, implicitly rejecting demands that the Islamic republic suspend uranium enrichment work.

The U.S. and its Western allies believe the Iranian program is a cover for an attempt to build a nuclear weapon. Iran insists it is peaceful, arguing that it only wants to enrich uranium to make civilian reactor fuel and not material for a nuclear weapon.

Douste-Blazy, who arrived in Doha overnight for a short visit, earlier told business leaders that French firms were keen to do business in gas-rich Qatar, which plans investments of up to 130 billion U.S. dollars over eight years.