Manouchehr Mottaki told Iran's Kayhan newspaper diplomats from the two countries are against economic sanctions and military action.
The interview was published Tuesday, as officials from Russia, China and the other permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany meet in Paris on Iran.
Britain and France are expected to introduce a Security Council resolution later this week to pressure Iran to comply with international demands to abandon sensitive nuclear work.
In other developments, the head of Iran's atomic energy agency, Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, says his country has enriched uranium up to 4.8 percent purity. He says Iran has no plans to enrich beyond five percent - a fraction of the more than 80 percent purity needed to make nuclear weapons.
Iran called on the United Nations Monday to stop the United States from making what Tehran perceives as threats of a military attack against its nuclear program.
The United States and other countries accuse Iran of trying to develop a nuclear weapon - a charge Tehran denies.
Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.