A report said on Tuesday that French President Nicolas Sarkozy had complained to his American counterpart Barack Obama of “liar” Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

A report said on Tuesday that French President Nicolas Sarkozy had complained to his American counterpart Barack Obama of “liar” Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.

"I can't see him anymore, he's a liar," Sarkozy said in French during the recent G20 summit in the French city of Cannes.
"You may be sick of him, but me, I have to deal with him every day," Obama replied.

The private conversation was overheard by a number of journalists after it was mistakenly transmitted over a system used for translation, media website Arret sur Images reported.
 A number of journalists contacted by AFP confirmed hearing the remarks.

Journalists were able to hear the conversation after they were given translation devices for a press conference but told they would receive headphones later, the website reported.
Plugging their own headphones into the devices, they realized they could hear the French translation of the conversation between the two leaders.

The website quoted a number of journalists saying a group decision was made not to report the conversation as it was considered private and off-the-record.

Without providing quotes, the website said Obama had also chastised Sarkozy for not having informed the United States of France's plans to vote in favor of Palestinian membership in UN cultural agency UNESCO.