LONDON, September 14. /Dunyo IA/. The leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are expected to sign a joint declaration in Cardiff today demanding the right to self-determination and to hold independence referendums, reports Dunyo IA correspondent, citing the British newspaper “The Telegraph.”

The meeting will take place in the Welsh capital and will be an unprecedented summit of the leaders of the three devolved parts of the United Kingdom. The document will cover the economy, energy, relations with Europe, internal cooperation and self-determination.

According to the newspaper, the declaration is intended to launch closer coordination between the parties in promoting the idea of independence. In particular, the participants are expected to call for the possibility of holding the respective referendums.

“Sinn Féin” Party President Mary Lou McDonald, who is also the leader of the opposition in Ireland, will also attend the summit. The participants plan to discuss a joint independence campaign and prospects for strengthening ties with European countries.

Under the draft agreements, Scotland and Wales, if they become independent, would seek to join the European Union as new members, while Northern Ireland could become part of Ireland and thereby also join the EU.

The meeting comes amid discussions over a possible new referendum on Scottish independence. Earlier, Scottish National Party leader and First Minister John Swinney said that the current British Prime Minister Andy Burnham “could go down in history as the final prime minister of the United Kingdom.”

At the same time, according to “The Telegraph”, Andy Burnham said in a letter to John Swinney that there is currently no sufficient consensus in Scotland in favour of an independence referendum. He also noted that there was no clear basis to suggest that a majority of people in Northern Ireland currently want to leave the United Kingdom. According to the British prime minister, holding such referendums would distract from efforts to grow the economy and reduce the cost of living.

The political situation in the three devolved territories has changed following the latest elections. For the first time, all three are led by political forces supporting independence or reunification with Ireland, which supporters of separation regard as evidence of growing support for a change to the current structure of the United Kingdom.

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