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Cargo traffic movement resumes between Colombia, Venezuela

A roll of iron sits on the back of a cargo truck that crosses the Simon Bolivar International Bridge from Venezuela to Colombia during a ceremony marking the border's reopening to cargo trucks, between Cucuta, Colombia and San Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. Behind are Colombia's President Gustavo Petro and Venezuela's Transportation Minister Ramon Araguayan. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara) A Venezuelan cargo truck adorned with Venezuelan flags and balloons crosses the Simon Bolivar International Bridge during a ceremony to mark the bridge's reopening to cargo trucks between Cucuta, Colombia and San Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in a ceremonial act to mark the resumption of commercial relations between the two nations. Behind in the crowd are Colombia's President Gustavo Petro and Venezuela's Transportation Minister Ramon Araguayan. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara) Pedestrians use the Simon Bolivar International Bridge to cross between San Antonio, Venezuela and Cucuta, Colombia, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. Vehicles with merchandise will cross the bridge on Monday in a ceremonial act to seal the resumption of commercial relations between the two nations. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara) Colombia's President Gustavo, center left wearing cap, walks on the Simon Bolivar International Bridge after a ceremony marking its reopening to cargo trucks between Cucuta, Colombia and San Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. Vehicles with merchandise will cross the bridge on Monday in a ceremonial act to seal the resumption of commercial relations between the two nations. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara) Venezuelans wait for Colombia's President Gustavo Petro on the Simon Bolivar International Bridge after a ceremony marking its reopening to cargo trucks, between Cucuta, Colombia and San Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. Vehicles with merchandise will cross the bridge on Monday in a ceremonial act to seal the resumption of commercial relations between the two nations. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara) Colombian mounted police stand guard near the Simon Bolivar International Bridge during a ceremony marking its reopening to cargo trucks, between Cucuta, Colombia and San Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. Vehicles with merchandise will cross the bridge on Monday in a ceremonial act to seal the resumption of commercial relations between the two nations. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara) Colombia's President Gustavo Petro gestures a victory sign on the Simon Bolivar International Bridge during a ceremony to mark its reopening, between Cucuta, Colombia and San Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. Vehicles with merchandise will cross the bridge on Monday in a ceremonial act to seal the resumption of commercial relations between the two nations. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara) A man holds a Venezuelan flag on the Simon Bolivar International Bridge during a ceremony to mark its reopening to cargo trucks between Cucuta, Colombia and San Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. Vehicles with merchandise will cross the bridge on Monday in a ceremonial act to seal the resumption of commercial relations between the two nations. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara) A Venezuelan cargo truck adorned with Venezuelan flags and balloons crosses the Simon Bolivar International Bridge during a ceremony to mark the bridge's reopening to cargo trucks between Cucuta, Colombia and San Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in a ceremonial act to mark the resumption of commercial relations between the two nations. Behind in the crowd are Colombia's President Gustavo Petro and Venezuela's Transportation Minister Ramon Araguayan. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara) Pedestrians use the Simon Bolivar International Bridge to cross between San Antonio, Venezuela, and Cucuta, Colombia, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022. The Simon Bolívar and Francisco de Paula Santander international bridges will once again connect legal trade between Colombia and Venezuela on Monday. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara) Colombian soldiers patrol the Simon Bolivar International Bridge between Cucuta, Colombia and San Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. In a ceremonial act to mark the resumption of commercial relations between the two nations, vehicles with merchandise will cross the bridge on Monday for the first time in seven years. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara) Venezuelans wait briefly on the Simon Bolivar International Bridge cross from Cucuta, Colombia to San Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. In a ceremonial act to mark the resumption of commercial relations between the two nations, vehicles with merchandise will cross the bridge on Monday for the first time in seven years. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara) Colombia's President Gustavo Petro, left, and Venezuela's Transportation Minister Ramon Araguayan shake hands on the Simon Bolivar International Bridge during a ceremony to mark its reopening, between Cucuta, Colombia and San Antonio del Tachira, Venezuela, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022. Vehicles with merchandise will cross the bridge on Monday in a ceremonial act to seal the resumption of commercial relations between the two nations. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)