MOSCOW, September 30 (RIA Novosti) - Russian authorities have informed the US embassy on their decision to cancel the participation of the Russian schoolchildren in the US Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program, US Ambassador to Russia John F. Tefft said in a statement released on Tuesday.
“The U.S. Embassy in Moscow was informed today that the Russian Government has decided to cancel Russian participation in the 2015-2016 Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Program, the largest U.S.-Russian educational exchange program,” Tefft said in the statement, released on the US embassy official site.
Tefft noted, that for over two decades more than 8,000 Russian high school students have visited the United States via the FLEX program. The students stayed in the US host families, attended American high schools and got a chance to experience life of the US society.
“These young Russians have served as cultural ambassadors, representing the best of Russia, to millions of Americans throughout all 50 states,” Tefft concluded.
As for now, Rossiya Segodnya International News Agency does not yet have an official commentary from the Russian side.
