French President Nicolas Sarkozy is trying to smooth over relations with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu after he was caught in an �open-mic� incident referring to Netanyahu as a �liar� as was reported by YWN-ISRAEL. Sarkozy made his remarks in what he believed was a closed meeting with US President Barak Obama at the G20 summit.

Sarkozy initiated the conversation, telling the US president �I cannot stand him. He is a liar�, in reference to the Israeli leader, to which the US president responded �You�ve had enough but I have to deal with him every day!�

According to a Yediot Achronot report, the French leader sent a letter to the prime minister addressing the recently released IAEA report on Iran�s nuclear program, promising to stand at Israel�s side and favor unprecedentedly harsh sanctions against Tehran.

(YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)