Gradient mesh and tween

I have been animating with Flash Pro for a while and just started using Illustrator.  It has a really neat tool called gradient mesh.  My question is can I export an object with a gradient mesh into Flash Pro and tween it to say rotate it or move its surface colors?

Thaks!
Billy

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