Berlin - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier sees a strong censorship of transatlantic relations after the inauguration of President Donald Trump in the United States.

'With the election of Donald Trump, the world of the 20th century has definitely ended,' Steinmeier said in a local newspaper column.

The Social Democrat stressed that 'the total uncertainty about how tomorrow's world will unfold and the ideas about the world order will prevail.'

Steinmeier predicted - at the same time - that the world has to prepare for turbulent times, as after every change of government there are insecurities and doubts about the political course of the new political leadership, the minister said.

'However, in times of global disorder much is at stake,' he added, announcing that Germany's Federal Executive will 'explain to the new US government our position, our values and interests.'

The minister is confident that his government will find attentive listeners in Washington who know they need allies in the world.

During the election campaign in the United States, Steinmeier was extremely critical about Trump, calling him a 'hate preacher'. On Saturday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed her views on the new US president - in much more careful words.

According to the Christian Democrat, 'the transatlantic relationship will not be less important in the coming years, for that I promise to work,' she said.