London, September 24 : Former Spice Girls member Geri Halliwell is joyous after Nepal Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal promised to focus on women''''''''s rights following her recent visit to the South Asian country.

The singer had met female citizens in south-west Nepal to raise awareness of gender-based violence in the region as United Nations goodwill ambassador.

She had also met the leader during the visit to discuss the condition of women in the country.

Now, Halliwell is happy he has promised change.

"He was really cool - forward thinking. He wants to educate women and look after their maternal health,” the Daily Express quoted her as saying.

She added: "My presence apparently gave the confidence for that new prime minister to speak out about violence against women because there was a western presence there.

“Suddenly he thought, ''''''''Okay, this is cool to do it''''''''. It was having that diplomacy and saying ''''''''We can learn from each other'''''''', basically." (ANI)