An affine variety $X$ of dimension $\ge 2$ is called { \em flexible} if its special automorphism group SAut$(X)$ acts transitively on the smooth locus $X_{ reg}$ \cite{ AKZ}. Recall that the special automorphism group SAut$(X)$ is the subgroup of the automorphism group Aut$(X)$ generated by all one-parameter unipotent subgroups \cite{ AKZ}. Given a normal, flexible, affine variety $X$ and a closed subvariety $Y$ in $X$ of codimension at least 2, we show that the pointwise stabilizer subgroup of $Y$ in the group SAut$(X)$ acts infinitely transitively on the complement $X\backslash Y$, that is, $m$-transitively for any $m\ge 1$. More generally we show such a result for any quasi-affine variety $X$ and codimension $\ge 2$ subset $Y$ of $X$. In the particular case of $X=\AA^n$, $n\ge 2$, this yields a Theorem of Gromov and Winkelmann \cite{ Gr1}, \cite{ Wi}.
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