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Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Phrase: NATO member states | Statement: [Standing NATO Maritime Group 2, memberStatesContributingForces, NATO member states]

Target entity: NATO member states
Context triple: [Standing NATO Maritime Group 2, memberStatesContributingForces, NATO member states]

• A. NATO chosen
  NATO is a political and military alliance of North American and European countries formed for collective defense and security cooperation.
• B. GCC member states
  GCC member states are the six Middle Eastern countries—Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates—that form the Gulf Cooperation Council, a regional bloc focused on political, economic, and security cooperation.
• C. Nato
  Nato is a Georgian feminine given name, often used as a diminutive of Natalia.
• D. Council of Europe member states
  Council of Europe member states are the sovereign European countries that belong to the Council of Europe, a regional organization focused on promoting human rights, democracy, and the rule of law.
• E. Partnership for Peace countries
  Partnership for Peace countries are non-NATO states that cooperate with the alliance through a program focused on building trust, interoperability, and security collaboration in the Euro-Atlantic area.
• F. None of above.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target predicate: memberStatesContributingForces
Context triple: [Standing NATO Maritime Group 2, memberStatesContributingForces, NATO member states]

• A. memberStatesContribute chosen
  Indicates that member states provide resources, support, or participation toward a shared goal, activity, or entity.
• B. memberStatesOrganization
  Indicates that an organization is composed of, or includes as members, the specified states.
• C. stateOfForces
  Indicates the condition, disposition, or readiness level of military or organizational forces at a given time.
• D. memberStatesType
  Indicates that an entity is classified as a type or category of member states within a larger organization or grouping.
• E. hasPeacekeepingForcesFrom
  Indicates that an entity hosts or is supported by peacekeeping forces that originate from another specified entity.
• F. None of above.