UK urged to stay away from Scotland vote

Salmond insisted that plans for an independence referendum must have “no strings attached” from Westminster, British media reported.

Latest development comes at a time when the Scottish First Minister is expected to discuss the issue with Michael Moore from the UK Government.

Ahead of talks, a spokesman for the Scottish National Party (SNP) leader restated his determination for terms of the ballot to be decided north of the border.

However, the coalition believed that a vote on the question of Scotland independence should be held sooner rather than later.

But, the SNP administration in Edinburgh does not want the vote on the country’s constitutional future to be held until autumn 2014. Salmond’s spokesman said he believed there was “broad agreement” that was “the right timescale”.

The First Minister and the Scottish Secretary are due to meet in Edinburgh.

“The Secretary of State is optimistic that we can quickly sort out the process side of the referendum and then get on to the real debate about Scotland’s future”, a spokesman for Moore said .

Salmond has reacted to reports he is meeting Prime Minister David Cameron in the next few days for talks, saying a date is “to be confirmed”.

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