Former Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjártó has resigned from parliament to work for Chinese electric carmaker BYD.In a Wednesday Facebook update, Szijjártó, an ardent critic of Ukraine with a track record of opposing aid to Kyiv, said his resignation was spurred by an “extremely honorable offer “ from BYD to “fill an international position.”JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.He didn’t specify the position but said he would start working as “the head of the group’s external relations and the development of new business lines “ starting Wednesday.“I have submitted my resignation from my parliamentary mandate. The reason for this is that I have received an extremely honorable offer from one of the leading companies in the global economy to fill an international position, “ Szijjártó wrote.“BYD is one of the biggest automotive success stories of the past 20 years and is also the world’s leading manufacturer of new energy vehicles, “ he added.BYD signed a deal under former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to open its European factory in the country, when Szijjártó was serving as the top diplomat. The European factory would allow the carmaker to dodge EU tariffs.Reuters reported in June that BYD’s Hungarian factory is expected to start production by the end of 2026 – a year later than initially expected.Since Hungary launched its push to become a global EV manufacturing hub in 2022, Chinese firms have rapidly expanded their presence across the country.